12th February 2012

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A nice image

Olivetti Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass (1969) Sottsass described the Valentine as “a brio among typewriters.” Compared with the typical drab typewriters of the day, the Valentine was more of a design statement item than an office machine.

Olivetti Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass (1969)

Sottsass described the Valentine as “a brio among typewriters.” Compared with the typical drab typewriters of the day, the Valentine was more of a design statement item than an office machine.

Tags: Olivetti Valentine Typewriter design industrial design sottsass
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    Typewriter fetish…..lucky I can type at 110 wpm, but probably not on this one from the year of my birth, 1969 - the...
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    So pretty, I want this~
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