DESIGN: ETTORE SOTTSASS
PRODUCER: OLIVETTI
PRICE: SOLD
Real classic of 20th century design, this ‘ Valentine’ typewriter, created by Italian designer Ettore Sottsass.
Good condition, complete. Very little wear of age and both rubber case straps are 100% ( very often missing or broken! ).
Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsass ( 1917 – 2007) began working as a consultant for Olivetti, designing equipment and furniture in the fifties and sixties and particularly known for the iconic red Valentine typewriter. Sottsass made his name as a designer who, through colour, form and styling, managed to bring office equipment into the realm of popular culture. Later he became a leading member of the Memphis movement, who’s colorful, ironic pieces were hailed as one of the most characteristic examples of Post-modernism in design.
Sottsass worked for a number of companies such as Alessi, Knoll and Artemide, and his body of designs included furniture, jewelry, glass, lighting and office machine design.
