Nearly every day someone visits our store with the intention of slowing down their progress in the digital world. Today a customer purchased a Filofax organiser to replace her PDA. It seemed that the PDA just no longer felt right. I have also recently helped a few customers purchase letter writing materials- paper, envelopes, pens, and even wax seals and sealing wax. Their intentions were to do away with email, and write letters again.
Because of these interactions, I recently decided that I needed to write a letter myself. I gave it quite a bit of thought- I asked myself “Who do I know that would really enjoy receiving a letter?” When I finally hit upon the person, I sat down immediately and began writing. I have to say that the tactile experience of writing, of addressing an envelope, and sending it off was something I had forgotten about. Not to mention the challenge of not being able to cut and paste, and the fact that I had no spell check! I plan to write another letter soon, once I realise who the next recipient is.
[...] tea. About time for a second cup soon. And perhaps some letter writing. On paper. With a pen. More here. Working on spending less time in the digital world, while I write another post at 5 [...]
Hi everyone at Two Hands, what a beautiful Valentine’s Day installation!
I’m so glad Two Hands has its own blog and twitter account! Now that I’m in NYC I’ll be the store’s biggest east coast fan.
I miss you guys!!
Lindsay
Greetings,
The “tactile” experience is very much a part of the pleasure in writing letters. Hope a few more recipients have “come to mind”; and that you receive a few letters in your mailbox this year!