{"id":16251,"date":"2010-05-12T19:59:15","date_gmt":"2010-05-13T02:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mehallo.com\/blog\/?p=16251"},"modified":"2010-05-11T01:25:44","modified_gmt":"2010-05-11T08:25:44","slug":"olivetti-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mehallo.com\/blog\/archives\/16251","title":{"rendered":"‘Stile Olivetti’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An Olivetti Manual typewriter at Urban Outfitters?<\/a> Cool comeback.<\/p>\n

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Back in the 1950s, Italian business machine manufacturer Olivetti<\/a> developed a super cool house style under the design leadership of Giovanni Pintori. The work of Paul Rand, Herbert Bayer, Walter Ballmer, Ettore Sottsass, Milton Glazer followed. <\/p>\n


\nOlivetti poster by Giovanni Pintori, 1949<\/em><\/p>\n

On view right now in San Francisco: Pintori, Sottsass and Olivetti items are part of the SFMOMA’s 75th Anniversary celebration. View items from their collection here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Pictured, collateral from over the years – and Ettore Sottsass’ iconic red Valentine typewriter. More here<\/a> and here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Found via DesignApplause!<\/a> and David Rosales<\/em><\/p>\n\r\n\t

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