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Marcello Nizzoli
Original Vintage Poster Lexicon Hispano Olivetti Typewriter Graphic Design Bird

1950

About the Item

Original vintage avant garde advertising poster for the Lexicon Hispano Olivetti 80 typewriter model featuring a great mid-century graphic design depicting a colourful bird flying above a photograph of a new Olivetti typewriter with the stylised title text below and on the side. The Italian company Olivetti (founded 1908) produced type-writers, calculators and computers; the company employed the best commercial artists and graphic designers to create posters for their marketing campaigns. Artwork by the Italian artist and industrial designer Marcello Nizzoli (1887-1969) known for his advertising work with Campari and Olivetti (for whom he also designed typewriters). Printed in Spain by Marti y Mari, Barcelona. Good condition, tears, foxing.
  • Creator:
    Marcello Nizzoli (1887 - 1969, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    1950
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27.17 in (69 cm)Width: 19.3 in (49 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Good condition, tears, foxing.
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4366048262
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