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Olivetti Valentine - Typewriter and original case - Iconic Italian design by Ettore Sottsass.  In good condition, some signs of wear but still beautiful overall.

Dimensions: 35 x 34 x 12 cm
Weight: 6 kg

Will be very carefully packaged and sent with insurance.

Beautiful Olivetti Valentine - Portable Typewriter & Original Case - Iconic Italian Design by Ettore Sottsass. In a good condition. Some signs of wear but still beautiful overall.

Dimension: 35 x 34 x 12 cm
Weight: 6 kg

Will be packaged with great care and sent with insurance.


Olivetti launched a fiery red portable typewriter which quickly became so iconic that it was already part of MoMA's permanent collection by 1971. The Olivetti Valentine portable typewriter was designed by industrial designer Perry King in collaboration with Ettore Sottsass and was released in 1969 along with a groovy advertisement campaign. 

The designers wanted the Valentine Typewriter to be an 'anti-machine machine', for use 'in any place but an office'. Olivetti produced the Valentine in two colours: red and the rarely seen white edition. As a typewriter the Valentine was not an outstanding commercial success for Olivetti, however, its radical design was recognised as revolutionary. The Valentine expresses the mood of its time: goodbye to the bulky cast-iron housings of old typewriters, hello to the new mobility of a light, modern, plastic casing made from ABS. When the outer case is closed, the Valentine is totally covered by a simple plastic shell. The Valentine is revered as a 20th century design icon and has been collected and displayed by design museums internationally.
Winner of Compasso d'Oro ADI prize in 1970.

Italy - 1960-1969 - Iron (cast/wrought), Plastic

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