MakerBay is a workshop that allows the public to access high-tech equipment – like 3D printers or woodworking tools – to prototype their ideas. At its hub in Hong Kong, children are being taught how to build drones and other gadgets, making the city home to the next generation of tech designers.

You move too quickly, and suddenly you hear the high pitched crack of a smartphone hitting concrete - your screen is smashed. To soothe the pain, American company iCracked is launching in the UK, offering instant and on-demand smartphone screen repair.

Electrical goods are the fastest increasing waste stream in the UK, growing by 5% annually. Registered charity The Restart Project challenges our disposable conditioning, and as repair culture spreads, how realistic is it to invest in a mend rather than replace attitude?

‘Til death us do part’ is usually reserved for weddings. But as sustainability becomes a bigger concern, it could be applied to our prized possessions, from cashmere jumpers to iPhones. But how achievable is this in a world where acquiring and upgrading are the status quo?