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Ettore Sottsass
'Valentine' Portable Typewriter1969

Not on view
Tomato-red molded plastic portable typewriter labeled 'valentine' with black keys, displayed in front of its matching red carrying case marked 'Olivetti'
Designed in collaboration with
Ettore Sottsass
Austria, Innsbruck, 1917-2007
Designed in collaboration with
Olivetti
Designed in collaboration with
Perry A. King
Title
'Valentine' Portable Typewriter
Place Made
Italy, Milan
Date Made
1969
Medium
ABS plastic, metal, rubber
Dimensions
4 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 14 in. (11.4 x 34.3 x 35.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Daniel Ostroff
Accession Number
AC1992.293.2a-b
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Labaco, Rondald T.; D. Doordan; P. Sparke; J. Steele and Emily Zaiden "Ettore Sottsass Architect and Designer" New York, NY: Merrill Publishers Limited, 2006.