Sam responded to our research invitation with two bags of broken glass – the remains of three colourful, sentimental vases that she displayed on a cabinet, but were smashed to pieces by a falling television. Local inventor, artist and maker Darryl Bartlett aka the BushPunk, dug deep to transform this difficult collection of material into something Sam can return to her living room with a smile.

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Funded by the University of New South Wales Faculty of Art & Design and the Australian National University College of Arts & Social Sciences School of Art & Design. Facilitated with the support of the Australian Design Centre, Noosa Regional Gallery and Design Tasmania.

Chief Investigator: Guy Keulemans
Co-Investigator: Niklavs Rubenis
Filming, Editing & Photography: Kit Baker
Music: Oli Chang
Additional transcript editing: Tammy Brennan