Aidan replied to our research invitation with his inherited typewriter, a glorious design from the past. The typewriter no longer worked well and has no obvious use in the digital age, but contained Aidan’s memories of his beloved grandmother. Tasmanian born, internationally renowned designer Anita Dineen took it upon herself to open up and explore the typewriter, in both its physical form and its metaphysical potential for transformation.

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Funded by the University of New South Wales Faculty of Art & Design and the Australian National University College of Arts & Social Sciences School of Art & Design. Facilitated with the support of the Australian Design Centre, Noosa Regional Gallery and Design Tasmania.

Chief Investigator: Guy Keulemans
Co-Investigator: Niklavs Rubenis
Filming, Editing & Photography: Kit Baker
Music: Oli Chang
Additional transcript editing: Tammy Brennan