Fixers Collective

Fixers Collective The Fixers Collective is a social experiment in improvisational fixing and aggressive asset recovery.

The Fixers Collective is a social experiment in skill sharing, improvisational fixing, and aggressive asset recovery. The Fixers Collective was a Project-In-Residence at Proteus Gowanus. We meet throughout the five boroughs.

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From the Proteus Gowanus' Mend Exhibit:

Our goal is to increase material literacy in our community by fostering an ethic of creative caring toward the objects in our li

ves. The Fixers’ Collective seeks to displace cultural patterns that alienate us from our things, by collectively learning the skills and patience necessary to care for them. Intentionally aligning itself with forces generated in reaction to the current economic crisis, the Fixers’ Collective promotes a counter-ethos that values functionality, simplicity, and ingenuity and that respects age, persistence and adequacy. The Collective also encourages participants to take liberties with designated forms and purposes, resulting in mended objects that may exist both as art and within a more limited, utilitarian context.

Celebrating the launch of the e-library with and Slow Circuits. to the students completing the Google AI Essentials ...
04/02/2026

Celebrating the launch of the e-library with and Slow Circuits. to the students completing the Google AI Essentials course. We even found a four-legged uninvited guest outside.

Please join us for a panel discussion on repair and care on Friday, March 6. Link below for required registration.
03/04/2026

Please join us for a panel discussion on repair and care on Friday, March 6. Link below for required registration.

We actually do things other than fixing stuff. Great show by The ! A key popped off the during the solo. Didn't sto...
12/11/2025

We actually do things other than fixing stuff. Great show by The ! A key popped off the during the solo. Didn't stop a thing. Reminds us of how we our repair jobs when we get thrown at us.

. to see and repair.org talk about everything revolving around repair and maintenance.
10/16/2025

. to see and repair.org talk about everything revolving around repair and maintenance.

Worked on this from the Only 1 port was working. We needed it to charge the battery. We didn't have a hub, s...
08/28/2025

Worked on this from the Only 1 port was working. We needed it to charge the battery. We didn't have a hub, so we couldn't install 🥺 We worked on it afterwards. We used contact cleaner from , toothpicks, and specialty cotton swabs to restore 2 ports. We also found out even a 10W iPad charger can Charge the battery, although very slowly. It just needed to be 🍎 Now we just have to play on the 😁

Richard's x220 needed a new fan. Twas quite the because the display AND the motherboard needed to be removed. We s...
08/21/2025

Richard's x220 needed a new fan. Twas quite the because the display AND the motherboard needed to be removed. We still got it done, and got to meet Ameena at the store next door! are also in order for that repaired off camera.

We topped 2000 email addresses. As a result, MailChimp has started charging us to send emails. As another result, we'l...
08/19/2025

We topped 2000 email addresses. As a result, MailChimp has started charging us to send emails. As another result, we'll be pausing our emails. Please share this with those who rely on our email announcements. Picture of an upcoming repair for tax. We hope to see you at our next Fixing Session.

Please visit David (and us!) during our Fixing Sessions at Westbeth in the West Village.
07/28/2025

Please visit David (and us!) during our Fixing Sessions at Westbeth in the West Village.

Takes a licking — keeps on ticking.

We had lots of fun with and look forward to donating them to a local program.Thanks to for hosting the We're s...
07/15/2025

We had lots of fun with and look forward to donating them to a local program.

Thanks to for hosting the

We're still working on a few machines that need new parts, but if you recognize these keys, let us know so we can reunite them with their rightful owners.

She brought her old laptop for data migration. We forgot she had two 3 ports. We were scrambling for a solution when...
06/19/2025

She brought her old laptop for data migration. We forgot she had two 3 ports. We were scrambling for a solution when one member lent his built-in to adapter, courtesy of Picture of 🐇 for tax.

Please e-mail Lgutterman@pirg.org to volunteer on July 7th at 7pm at and to attend an orientation Zoom meeting beforeha...
06/17/2025

Please e-mail [email protected] to volunteer on July 7th at 7pm at and to attend an orientation Zoom meeting beforehand.

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543 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY
11215

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