Thought I would kick things off with some information about the Olivetti showroom, which I studied as part of my Masters in architecture edu...
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designed by Giovanni Pintori - 1957
Widely recognized for their Ettore Sottsass-designed Valentine typewriter, one of Olivetti's less celebrated design accomplishments is the company's Venice showroom and store. Architect Carlo Scarpa spent two years conceiving the space with a focus on transparencies and materials after commissioned by Adriano Olivetti in the late '50s, leading to what became one of the most…
Olivetti Valentine Typewriter (c.1969) "Sottsass designed the Valentine typewriter (with Perry A. King) for Olivetti in 1969 to be an "anti-machine machine," for use "anyplace b…
Olivetti Lettera 22 portable typewriter, serial number 726602.
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Poster design by Walter Balmer promoting the Summa 19 calculator, designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1970. Via Design is fine.
Centenary of the first Olivetti typewriter factory, 2008-02-12
designed by Ettore Sottsass for the Olivetti Valentine - 1969
Bela and I recently found this teal Olivetti Underwood Studio 45 at a Value Village. I don't think it's functional but it's very nice to look at and it was cheap. SX-70 photo, 1 notch away from darkest exposure.
Olivetti Programma 101
Silkscreen poster for a portable typewriter (Italy). Designer Robert Pieraccini. From Graphis Posters 173. Blogged at Aqua-Velvet.
Olivetti Lettera 22 in green.
Costituita a Ivrea nel 1998 su iniziativa della Società Olivetti, in accordo con la Fondazione Adriano Olivetti e con la partecipazione di importanti soci pubblici e privati, l’Associazione Archivio Storico Olivetti svolge un’attività di raccolta, riordino, conservazione, studio e valorizzazione dell’eredità documentale riguardante la storia della Società e delle personalità della Famiglia Olivetti. Il patrimonio, […]
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