the dutch will fix it all

i am enamored with the dutch way of life - their liberal, socially forward thinking politics, their beautiful and clean designs and their general ability and desire to live in a progressive and sustainable way with the people and cities and objects and rooms around them. 
well the brilliant dutch have done it again - establishing 30 repair cafes around the netherlands, where people can bring in their old clothes, gadgets and electronics and have them mended and repaired (or at least attempt to be), free by neighborhood volunteers. it's not just a brilliant sustainable way to recycle and repair otherwise perfectly good objects, but also a simple socially conscious way to bridge neighbors within communities. fantastisch!

*photo via the nytimes