Broken umbrellas are all over the place. Blame it on the rain? Planned obsolescence is more like it â meaning stuff is made to break. Umbra visits the Fixersâ Collective in Brooklyn, a âsocial experiment in improvisational fixing and mendingâ. You can get your fix here, with step-by-step instructions to make a tote bag out of a broken umbrella. Carrying groceries never looked so good and reuseful. Watch this!