Curator Electronics Manifesto

A shared vision for timeless electronics.

Around the world, more people are asking why Consumer Electronics so often stop working before the end of their useful life. It is not because they are poorly engineered or because the people who made them did not care. It is because the ecosystems around the Consumer Electronics industry are continually evolving. Services are turned off. Platforms shift. Priorities change. Most decisions are short-term business-case driven. As a result, even well-designed products can cease to function long before their physical components fail.

The cradle-to-cradle movement responds thoughtfully to this reality—with a framework for responsible recovery and reintegration of the materials that go into a product. For technologies where a limited functional life is meaningful, this approach is both practical and necessary.

There is another category of products, especially those designed for our homes or closely tied to daily routines, that deserve the same long-term thinking we apply to the furniture we use or the spaces we inhabit. Horology offers a clear example: a form of technology that is both precise and enduring. Though primarily analogue, it demonstrates how thoughtful design, repairability, and emotional value can keep an object relevant for generations. Electronics can be the same if we choose to apply those same lessons to digital technology.

We use the term Curator Electronics to describe this approach.

“Curator Electronics are products designed to be chosen carefully, used for years, and kept meaningful over time.”

They are made to last.
Made to evolve.
Made to remain meaningful—not just functional, but still part of your life.

They are selected with thought and intention.
Chosen not as status, but as something that fits.
Held onto for what they offer—not just at launch, but long after.

They are kept because they belong.
Because they still feel right.
Because they remain valuable through relevance, not nostalgia.

“If you’ve ever held onto a piece of technology because it still made you feel something—still worked, still belonged—you already understand what Curator Electronics can be.”

What defines Curator Electronics

1. Co-created with intent
   Whether commissioned or thoughtfully chosen, it reflects the values, preferences, and priorities of the person who lives with it.
2. Always a considered purchase
   Whether expensive or modest, it is never bought casually. It is chosen with care and purpose.
3. Built to last
   Made from high-quality components and materials that wear well, age with beauty, and are designed to endure physically and emotionally.
4. Engineered to evolve
   Designed to adapt over time. Capable of receiving upgrades and changes in ways that preserve its identity and usefulness.
5. Repairable by design
   It can be opened, understood, and maintained—by its owner, a technician, or future custodians.
6. Open, documented, and preservable
   Files, technical documentation, and service information are made available. No platform, policy, or company should prevent someone who cares from keeping it alive.
7. Supported by systems that enable care
   From parts to knowledge to tooling, the infrastructure around it supports continuation, not replacement.
8. Emotionally durable
   It matters. It becomes part of the home. Its absence would be felt.
9. Never disposable
   It is not designed with the expectation it will be disposed of.

Join the Curator Electronics movement

The idea of Curator Electronics is not owned by any one studio, company or discipline.
It is a shared vision that we can all build towards.

If you design products, choose materials and architectures that support longevity, adaptability, and care.
If you run a company, create the conditions that allow your products to be kept, repaired, and upgraded rather than discarded.
If you are a collector, a builder, or a custodian of good things, support objects that are made to last—and resist those that are not.

“If you believe some kinds of electronics are working keeping I believe this a mission worth joining.”

We share this manifesto to start a conversation and a collaboration. If this resonates with you, let’s shape what comes next, together.

Signed by the undersigned, as a shared vision for the future of enduring technology.

Lindy Studio
... and other studios that choose to sign

Denmark, 2025