Olivetti Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass C. 1960's
Designed by Ettore Sottsass and Peter King, the typewriter is housed in the permanent collection of the MoMa as an excellent example of pop art.
The typewriter also presaged Sottsass' own evolution before becoming and influential member of the Memphis school, breaking free of the design conventions of his day.
QWERTY keyboard.
Typewriter: 3 7/8 × 12 3/4 × 13 1/2 in., 9.3 lb.
Cover: 4 3/8 × 13 1/2 × 13 7/8 in., 2.4 lb.
Designed by Ettore Sottsass and Peter King, the typewriter is housed in the permanent collection of the MoMa as an excellent example of pop art.
The typewriter also presaged Sottsass' own evolution before becoming and influential member of the Memphis school, breaking free of the design conventions of his day.
QWERTY keyboard.
Typewriter: 3 7/8 × 12 3/4 × 13 1/2 in., 9.3 lb.
Cover: 4 3/8 × 13 1/2 × 13 7/8 in., 2.4 lb.
Designed by Ettore Sottsass and Peter King, the typewriter is housed in the permanent collection of the MoMa as an excellent example of pop art.
The typewriter also presaged Sottsass' own evolution before becoming and influential member of the Memphis school, breaking free of the design conventions of his day.
QWERTY keyboard.
Typewriter: 3 7/8 × 12 3/4 × 13 1/2 in., 9.3 lb.
Cover: 4 3/8 × 13 1/2 × 13 7/8 in., 2.4 lb.
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