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Right to Repair – Part 1

Appliance Manufacturers Routinely Invalidate Warranties if Customers Use Third-Party Repair Services Right to Repair legislation has been going on for a while, however as a result of the pandemic, appliance repair requests spiked. This caused delays for people seeking to fix a fridge or dishwasher. Many would have chosen independent repair to prevent down time, but manufacturer state they can’t…

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Washing Machine into Lounge Chair, Anything is Possible!

Gregorian, an Israeli design student took her wonky dean washing machine and uses the components as building blocks to create new products. She took a collection of sheet metal, steel bars, and stamped parts provided enough raw materials to produce three new chairs. Martha Stewart meets the Museum of Modern Art The designer follows form for eco-friendly chairs’ design—the treatment…

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Nana Raises $6M for an Online Appliance Repair Academy and Marketplace

Online education is usually professional development for knowledge workers, K-12 education and a means to deliver cost-effective higher learning. What’s new is e-learning for home services job market. Nana, runs a free academy to teach people how to fix appliances, and then gives students the option of becoming a part of its own marketplace by connect them to people needing…

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