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Posts tagged “typewriter”

The Valentine Notebook: The Olivetti Valentine Reimagined

We said it before and we'll say it again: on our list of favorite designs, Ettore Sottsass’ Olivetti Valentine typewriter has to be amongst the top 10 of all time. Like the beautiful Italian it is, ...

Retro Roundup: Typewriters

Looking to contribute to that modern "shabby chic" style everyone seems so ga-ga about in your own home? Consider adding a touch of old school word processing in the form typewriters (or maybe some vi...

Look! Desk for Typewriters Old and New

It's amazing how many things of the past you can turn into an office desk. Take the doctor's office examination table or the vintage morgue gurney we've found. Above, a desk with a little less of a g...

The Mechanical Offline Steampunk Blog

Whenever I complain about my frustrations with tech to my parents, they remind me that back in their day, they had to look up information in 28-volume encyclopedias and get up off the couch to change ...

Inspiration: Other Vintage Tech Worth Displaying?

We've been hitting the thrift stores and eBay a little bit more than usual lately ever since our recent obsession with vintage cameras. After a while, we started picking up other interesting things ra...

Old-School Typewriter Key Jewelery

We've done blogs about accessorizing with old technology before. Using old video games, old cameras and old typewriters as part of your decor can add a little bit of geek chic flair to your home. Anot...

Survey: Do You Still Use a Typewriter?

This one caught us by surprise. A recent article in the LA Times actually talked about US Office Machine Co., a family run repair shop, having a small resurgence....in repairing typewriters. Is it no...

Trend Alert: Vintage Gizmos Hit the Mainstream

Remember when back in the day we asked if using obsolete tech as décor was hot? Well, looks like it's not just hot, it's a trend. Urban Outfitters is jumping on the bandwagon, selling manual typewri...

Final Frame: Fred Flinston's PC

The Paul Smith Floral Street store in Covent Garden, London hosts an exhibition of objects by Japanese woodsmith Mr. Matsumoto (Boku)....