POETICS OF DESIGN
REANIM
Design research goes well beyond the functional aspects of repairability, suggesting a new aesthetic of imperfection, or actively involving users in the production, repair and modification of objects.
Réanim
Jean-Sébastien Blanc, Vincent Baranger, Anthony Lebossé, Claire Renard. Studio 5.5
France, 2004
With wry wit that references notions of medical care, the project “Réanim” – both a concept and an exhibition – revives damaged furnishings, making repairs systematic by using standard plastic parts: seat-prosthetics fastened with elastic bands, kits for “grafts” and “sutures,” “crutches” for broken legs.
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