A Polemical Letter on Maintenance and Profit and Mr. David Pye Written by Guest Author Lee David Engdahl ‘The art of design, which chooses that the things we use shall look as they do, has a very much wider … More →
Maintainers Spotlight: The Custodian Project, an interview with Evalynn Fae Taganna Romano By Madison Snider I first met Evalynn Fae Taganna Romano while recruiting participants for my dissertation research. I wanted to know how increasingly datafied built environments were impacting … More →
We are proud to announce to you The Maintainers Coloring Book! Text and illustrations in this coloring book are inspired by papers and presentations that were part of The Maintainers III: Policy, Practice, and Care conference program in 2019. The … More →
#MaintainersSpotlight The Maintainers is a global research network interested in the concepts of maintenance, infrastructure, repair, and the myriad forms of labor and expertise that sustain our human-built world. Our members come from a variety of backgrounds, including engineers, business … More →
06/06/2022 4:30 PM PDT | 6:30 PM CDT | 7:30 PM EDT Long Now Boston and The Maintainers have come together to proudly present a conversation melding our two key concepts: long-term thinking and maintenance. This event is led by … More →
05/04/2022 9 AM PDT | 11AM CDT | 12 PM EDT A conversation about the value of repair and maintenance from fixing bikes to building upkeep Does a tear in your shirt mean the end of its use? Can a … More →
Thursday, December 15 2022 | 2–3 PM EST | Register for the event here! Join The Maintainers Movement Fellows for an end-of-year celebration as they showcase their collaborative project, Embodying Degrowth. The 2022 Maintainers Movement Fellowship is a year-long … More →
Engineering for Long Term Solutions – The Challenge of our Times A Joint Conversation Event by The Maintainers and Long Now Boston led by Maintainers Movement Fellow Tona Rodriguez-Nikl Monday, June 6 2022 | 7:30PM EDT | Zoom doors open … More →
View here: Read all about it! 🗞️ Blog Posts, #MaintainersSpotlight, Maintainers in the News & More Summary: We hope you are having a good summer! Summertime always brings about a new wave of energy, and we have been feeling … More →