Type Bar

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Type Bar Japan hosts artists, collectors and students in Nakameguro, Nikko and Nerima

What happens when you bring a bunch of vintage manual typewriters, stationery and vintage stamps to Japan for letter writing events? A lot. Below is a summary of Type Bar Japan and a thank you at the end of this page for a huge unexpected gift given to the project. Read more about each event here: Just Another Space, Nikko Coffee (with the arrival story), and NED Academy. Two Type Bars were planned. It was a.. Read More

The Type Bar – Universal Babel Service Archive

For more than a decade, named the Universal Babel Service, The Type Bar brought you hand typed letters through a unique dictation process. A special thank you goes out to all the typists that have served at the Type Bar or the Universal Babel Service. As a typist (“babeler” or “barista” as we’ve been called) listening to your letters, thoughts and dreams has been a great pleasure and responsibility. Here.. Read More