Saved by Sugru

Sugru:  For Independant Home Solutions!
 
Sugru;  Saviour of the Make Do and Mend Society!

Sugru;  Inventors Friend!


Sugru;  Champion of Customisation!

Sugru;  Over Consume No More!

Sugru:  Economise, Ecologise!

Sugru;  Valiant Knight in the fight against Planned Obsolescence

I was listening to the BBC World Service at 3am whilst ironing,  when I heard a piece on Global Business about Sugru, and Jane Ní Dhulchaointigh who recognised the need, thought of the solution, and with a team developed manufactured and marketed it.

What is Sugru?  A silicon based putty, which hardens over 24 hours to bond anything to anything, is strong, heat resistant and shock absorbant, can be mixed to colour of choice or painted and if you need to remove it can be cut off.  

Jane studied design, but instead of inventing a new need and designing a new product and encouraging consumerism, she saw things differently.  What we need, she reasoned, and so do I, is a product which helps us mend, customise, improve, the things which we have already.

In my case the things which I have already include irresistable charity shop, jumble sale and brocante purchases, old things and sentimental things which I'm too fond of to throw away, and all the new products which are shoddy, or ill-designed, and inevitably fall apart.

I went straight way to the charming internet site, and had some posted to France for a reasonable fee.  Excellent friendly site http://sugru.com/




Givenchy glasses by Sugru

The nose protectors fell off and were lost.  The nose developed an unsightly blood blister from the metal bits jabbing in.   

Not only mended and comfortable, but customised to fit nose and provide perfect symmetry.






Sewing Box by Sugru

Expandable sewing box, bought for 3 Euros in the St Leger brocante circa 2005, with one broken leg.  Has stood on its broken leg for over 6 years and fallen over each time used or hoovered around, as husband declared carpentry repair of broken leg 'not easy' and consequently it went to the bottom of the DIY list.  Even the things at the top of the DIY list wait 6 years.  Glue didn't work, but Sugru did!

Lamp by Sugru





This lampshade cost me 50c in the Carrieres brocante, I know it's not the fashionable shape, but the lovely organic pink glow seduced me.  I found an old IKEA lamp stand in the basement with lots of bits missing, and a bit of another old lamp stand;  YES!  Moulded together and made strong and straight by Sugru.

Chipped Swiss Army Knife by Sugru