An ragged typewriter,a wooden chair, a worn cuddly toy… The things we surround ourselves with loom large in our lives. Here, or eight people reveal why they cherish the design of their prized possessionThe Olivetti Lettera 22 typewriter This is widely regarded as the greatest typewriter of all time. It’s the best ergonomically; it has a light action on the keyboard,but it still has a rhythm. It has an amazing set of features for a tiny machine. It has a half space insertion so you can delete a five-letter word with Tippex and then type it in again; whether it’s one letter longer you can do a half space and squeeze up words. It’s also got much more sophisticated tabulationContinue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk