bricolage

/ˌbrɪkəˈlɑʒ/
noun
  1. The process of making or repairing things using whatever materials are available, often in a creative or improvised way.
    • Her furniture was a charming bricolage of old pallets and scrap wood.
    • With no proper tools, he relied on bricolage to fix the broken fence.
    • The artist's bricolage approach turned discarded electronics into beautiful sculptures.
  2. Something that is made or built from a variety of available things; a patchwork or assemblage.
    • The garden was a colorful bricolage of plants from around the world.
    • The film is a bricolage of home videos, news clips, and animation.
    • His essay was a bricolage of quotes from different authors.
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