Restart is the first experience in the city of Rome that combines an activity of Artisan Coworking on Reuse with the idea of a Concept Store. Our lab, based on the ideals of sharing knowledge and re-using materials, is meant to be a place of experiential research in the field of craft and sustainability practices. At the moment there are three artists who animate the project: each of us is the bearer of artisan knowledge ranging from carpentry to goldsmith and weaving techniques, often combined in the context of functional and artistic reuse. A large part of the project is also represented by teaching activities: we organize workshops, courses and thematic workshops for both children and adults, using the methodology of learning by doing and cooperative working. Rooted in the territory of Roman suburbs, in the Cinecittà district, we also try to encourage good daily practices for sustainability: in addition to advocating recycling, we propose our space as a collection point for various materials such as VHS, vinyl records, pallets and fabrics that we transform into upcycling objects.
We produce several kinds of handcrafted items, mostly with waste materials: furnishing objects (bookcases, tables, shelves, sofas, etc.), furnishing accessories (lamps, portavino, home decor objects), works of art (in the form of sculptures, installations or artist's books), jewels. We work on commission both to carry out the projects of the clients, and to create wirkshops based on upcycling with specific purposes ( ex.: team building, skill learning).