Curious step: Miele makes repairing more difficult
Just when the European Union is making efforts to promote the repair of domestic appliances, Miele is making this more difficult, so reports the Dutch…
Repairing together using an iFixit guide
Repairing broken items together and sharing knowledge: that's the essence of Repair Café. Next to this in-person repair movement there is an online movement on…
Unique stories from the Repair Café
Douwe van der Helm has been active as a repairer at Repair Café Steenwijkerland (the Netherlands) for seven years. During that time, he has not…
Lindfield Repair Café hopes to inspire future repairers
Volunteers of Lindfield Repair Café (Sussex, UK) are doing their best to encourage local young people to get involved. Here's what founder and organiser Trevor Carpenter…
‘Major victory’ for repair movement: Apple allows self repair
Big news for the international repair movement: Apple will allow customers to carry out repairs themselves for the first time. Starting next year and starting…
Unique coffee grinder deserves second chance
Why do people visit a Repair Café? Some want to avoid waste, others are simply very attached to a particular item. Samuel Zwaan from Utrecht…
Repair Café insurance available for UK repair groups
Good news for Repair Cafés in the UK! We have recently established a partnership with Export and General Insurance Services (E&G). This local broker specialises…
Repairing in the COVID year 2020: read our annual report
Repair Café International has made every effort in the COVID year 2020 to continue to stimulate enthusiasm for repairing and to emphasize its importance. So…
RepairMonitor: much less repaired in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously hindered repairing together in 2020. This was already obvious, but an analysis of the RepairMonitor underscores it. With this online…