The useful life of a quiet object
What changes when we design for keeping rather than replacing?
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Field Notes / No. 18An independent studio for useful objects, patient research, and small gatherings. Published monthly.
In this issue Section
A morning with the neighborhood repair club
Three tables, twelve tools, and the patient work of learning together.
Making room for unfinished ideas
Designer Amara Chen on drafts, doubt, and choosing what deserves to become permanent.
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Every note in issue 18, with its author, subject, and length.
- The useful life of a quiet objectMara ValeJuly 14 · 8 min · Public
- A morning with the neighborhood repair clubEli NorthJuly 8 · 7 min · Members
- Making room for unfinished ideasMara ValeJune 29 · 11 min · Public
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Four standing subjects. Each one collects notes as the work happens.
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