A rattan cast created to protect the damaged wing of a toy puffin and a fractured plate held together with steel staples feature in R for Repair, an exhibition of repaired objects presented at the V&A museum as part of London Design Festival.
Curated by Jane Withers and Hans Tan, the exhibition is the second edition of R for Repair, and follows the first iteration of the show that was held in Singapore last year.
R for Repair is on display at the V&A in London
The show presented at London's V&A museum includes 10 damaged objects repaired by 10 different designers from Singapore or the UK. They are displayed alongside three repaired objects from the original exhibition.
Responding to an open call, members of the public were invited to contribute sentimental but broken objects to the project. Designers chosen by Withers and Tan then repaired the objects in various creative ways. Ng Si Ying repaired a toy puffin by creating a rattan cast for its wing
Designer Ng Si Ying created a cast and belt out of rattan and thread for Graham Secrets, a toy puffin owned by UK-based Oli Stratford, which was a gift from the owner's parents on his 30th birthday.
Originally made by Danish silversmith and designer Kay Bojesen in 1954, the object was damaged by Stratford's cat. Ying created a cast for the puffin's wing in Singapore using an intricate weaving technique.
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