Post by Lia Forslund

Beyond repair When our assorted items and ephemera break, fail or cease to become useful, the temptation to replace them is only too easy. But there are those who make it their life’s work to rediscover, renew and restore these objects – and in doing so, emphasise their true value. For this article, I interviewed Erik Heggestad at Svenska Armaturer. Founded on his passion for renovating industrial lights, his shop in the Stockholm suburb of Midsommarkransen sells about 50 remade and rebuilt lights a week, as well as restoring various pieces for a loyal clientele. Read the full interview and more in Monocle Issue “Let's do it better”: https://lnkd.in/eGnUpZJ Photo:Felix Odell