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Olivetti Valentine Typewriter

Olivetti "Valentine" Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vienna, AT
Famous portable typewriter by Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy from the 1960s. Totally functional with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Steel

Olivetti "Valentine" Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass
Olivetti "Valentine" Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass
$800 / item
H 4.34 in W 14.18 in D 13.39 in
Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Valentine Typewriter, Italy 1960s
By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti
Located in Naples, IT
Famous and Iconic Portable Typewriter Mod. Valentine designed by Ettore Sottsass and Peter King
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Metal

Olivetti Typewriter Vintage Model "Valentine" 1969 Pop Art Icoon
By Giorgio Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Antwerp, BE
derived from the Lettra 32. The Valetine Typewriter was awarded the Compasso d'Oro prize in 1970 Olivetti
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Metal

Olivetti Typewriter Vintage Model "Valentine" 1969 Pop Art Icoon
Olivetti Typewriter Vintage Model "Valentine" 1969 Pop Art Icoon
$879 Sale Price
20% Off
H 14.18 in W 13.39 in D 4.73 in
Italian red typewriter Valentine by Ettore Sottsass Perry King Olivetti, 1970s
By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern typewriter Valentine by Ettore Sottsass and Perry A. King for Olivetti, 1970s Iconic
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Desk Sets

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Metal

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Ettore Sottsass Valentine Portable Typewriter for Olivetti, 1968
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vienna, AT
Ettore Sottsass valentine portable typewriter for Olivetti, 1968.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Metal

Olivetti Valentine Typewriter
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass, Perry King
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
This is the iMac of it's day: the bright red Olivetti Valentine typewriter. 
 Designed by Ettore
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Olivetti Valentine Typewriter
Olivetti Valentine Typewriter
H 5 in W 13.5 in D 14 in
Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Valentine Typewriter Italy 1960s
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti Valentine Typewriter Italy 1960s The Olivetti Valentine typewriter
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Metal

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti valentine typewriter
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
-2007) for Olivetti and was called the Valentine cause it was designed on 14th of februari 1969. A very
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Vintage 1960s Italian More Furniture and Collectibles

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Metal

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti valentine typewriter
Ettore Sottsass Olivetti valentine typewriter
H 13.78 in W 13.39 in D 4.34 in
Olivetti Valentine Typewriter Designed By Ettore Sottsass & Perry King.
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Antwerp, BE
The Olivetti Valentine portable typewriter was designed by Perry King in collaboration with Ettore
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Red ABS Plastic Valentine Typewriter Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Mid-Century Italy
By Olivetti, Perry King, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Lisboa, PT
The Olivetti Valentine typewriter, designed by Ettore Sottsass and Perry King and launched in 1969
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Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Plastic

Ettore Sottsass red Valentine Typewriter for Olivetti, Italy
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic Valentine typewriter designed by Ettore Sottsass and Peter King for Olivetti. The typewriter
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Metal

Italian modern Red Typewriter Valentine by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1970s
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Red Typewriter Valentine by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1970s Iconic and vintage
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Vintage 1970s Spanish Modern Desk Sets

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Metal

Ettorre Sottsass Valentine Olivetti Portable Typewriter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique Sottsass designed portable typewriter in is own carrying case
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Vintage 1960s Italian Desk Accessories

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Metal

Rare Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The ‘Valentine’ typewriter was designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy in 1969. This first
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Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern More Desk Accessories

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Plastic

Iconic Typewriter Valentine by E. Sottsass for Olivetti
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This iconic ‘Valentine’ typewriter was designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti in Italy in 1969
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern More Desk Accessories

Olivetti "Valentine" Typewriter
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful red, collectable and usable portable typewriter with original case by Ettore Sottsass for
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

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Plastic

Olivetti "Valentine" Typewriter
Olivetti "Valentine" Typewriter
H 4.5 in W 13.5 in D 14 in
Olivetti Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass and Perry King
By Olivetti, Perry King, Ettore Sottsass
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
This is the iMac of it's day: the bright red Olivetti Valentine typewriter. 
 Designed by Ettore
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Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Olivetti Valentine Typewriter Designed by Ettore Sottsass & Perry King
By Perry King, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Olivetti valentine typewriter designed by Ettore Sottsass & Perry King in 1969 It is part of the
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Metal

Olivetti "Valentine" Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vienna, AT
Famous portable typewriter by Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy from the 1960s. Totally functional with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Steel

Olivetti "Valentine" Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Famous portable typewriter by Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy from the 1960s. Totally functional with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Valentine Typewriter, Italy, 1969
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Early edition of the famous 'Valentine' typewriter designed by Ettore Sottsass Jr. and manufactured
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

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Metal

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Valentine Typewriter, Italy, 1969
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Early edition of the famous 'Valentine' typewriter designed by Ettore Sottsass Jr. and manufactured
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Metal

Ettore Sottsass Olivetti Valentine Typewriter in Blue, 1969
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Ultra rare Ettore Sottsass collectable, world known typewriter the Valentine. The valentine
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects

Olivetti Valentine Typewriter Designed by Ettore Sottsass & Perry King
By Olivetti, Perry King, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Antwerp, BE
Collectible “Valentine” typewriter, durable plastic storage box in apple green. The Olivetti
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Plastic

Olivetti Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass and Perry King, 1969
By Ettore Sottsass, Perry King, Olivetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ettore Sottsass and Perry A. King designed the Valentine typewriter for Olivetti as an “Anti
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

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Metal

Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass & Perry King with Olivetti Hang Tag
By Perry King, Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in San Diego, CA
Olivetti valentine typewriter by Ettore Sottsass & Perry King, designed in 1968 for Olivetti. Very
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Post-Modern More Desk Accessories

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Plastic

Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass & Perry King with Olivetti Book and Bag
By Perry King, Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in San Diego, CA
Olivetti valentine typewriter by Ettore Sottsass & Perry King, designed in 1968 for Olivetti. Very
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Post-Modern More Desk Accessories

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Plastic

Space Age Ettore Sottsass Typewriter Olivetti Valentine
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Red portable typewriter in working condition with original traveler box. The design is from 1969
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Inkwells

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Metal

Ettore Sottsass Red Valentine Olivetti Mid-Century Typewriter
By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Stunning color on this Olivetti Typewriter, by Ettore Sottsass can be used for interior design and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Steel

Typewriter Olivetti Valentine Iconic Design by Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1970s
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vienna, AT
Iconic typewriter Valentine by Olivetti. A masterpiece of Italian Design by Ettore Sottsass. The
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Plastic

Red Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass & Perry King for Olivetti Synthesis
By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti
Located in Lisboa, PT
the most famous of Olivetti's typewriters. Shown here in its signature bright red it, it was also
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Plastic

Ettore Sottsass & Perry A. King, Valentine Portable Typewriter for Olivetti 1968
By Ettore Sottsass, Perry King, Olivetti
Located in London, GB
), Italy Valentine portable typewriter, designed 1968 Red ABS plastic (and other plastics and metals
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Plastic

1968, Ettore Sottsas & Perry King for Olivetti, Italy, Red Valentine Typewriter
By Ettore Sottsass, Perry King, Olivetti
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Only One Left !!! Red Valentine Typewriter by Olivetti. Three beautiful typewriters are available
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

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Metal

Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass & Perry A. King for Olivetti 1969
By Ettore Sottsass, Perry King, Olivetti
Located in Vienna, AT
One of the most beautiful portable typewriters, designed by Ettore Sottsass and Perry A. King in
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Weesp, NL
The most beautiful portable typewriter, designed by Ettore Sottsass and Perry A. King in 1969 for
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Vintage 1960s Italian More Desk Accessories

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Iron

Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass and Perry A. King for Olivetti 1969
By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti, Perry King
Located in Vienna, AT
One of the most beautiful portable typewriters, designed by Ettore Sottsass and Perry A. King in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Vintage Olivetti RED Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass Memphis
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your enjoyment and iconic OLIVETTI RED VALENTINE Portable Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass. (In
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Plastic

Vintage Olivetti Red Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass Memphis
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your enjoyment and iconic Olivetti Red Valentine portable typewriter by Ettore Sottsass. (In
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Plastic

Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass produced by Olivetti, Italy ca. 1960s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Geneva, CH
Vintage iconic Valentine typewriter designed by Ettore Sottsass and produced by Olivetti, Italy ca
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Vintage 1960s Italian Desk Sets

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Steel

Valentine Typewriter, Ettore Sottsass and Perry King for Olivetti Synthesis 1968
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Bright red Ettore Sottsass and Perry King typewriter for Olivetti Synthesis, Italy 1968. Sleek
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age More Desk Accessories

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Metal

1968, Ettore Sottsas & Perry King for Olivetti, Italy, Red "Valentine" Typewrite
By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti
Located in Naples, IT
Olivetti Valentine is an Olivetti typewriter born in 1968 from the project of Ettore Sottsass and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Plastic

Olivetti "Valentine" Typewriter
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully designed by Ettore Sotsass for Olivetti. The red "Valentine" typewriter is a classic.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Decorative Objects

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Metal

Sottsass for Olivetti Valentine Typewriter
By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti, Perry King
Located in Bastrop, TX
admiration for Memphis Design. Bowie’s Valentine typewriter sold at an auction at Sotheby's in London for
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Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Historical Memorabilia

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Steel

Sottsass for Olivetti Valentine Typewriter
Sottsass for Olivetti Valentine Typewriter
H 4.73 in W 13.78 in L 4.73 in
Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti
By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti
Located in Cologne, DE
In 1969 Ettore Sottsass created together with Perry King the famous travel typewriter Valentine for
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Metal

Iconic Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. This Valentine Typewriter is in excellent condition and even retains all of it's original operation and
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20th Century Italian More Furniture and Collectibles

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Metal

Red Olivetti "Valentine" Typewriter and Case by Ettore Sottsass
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This super collectable and fun bright red Olivetti Valentine typewriter was designed by Ettore
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Steel

Olivetti "Valentine" Typewriter
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Wien, AT
Design: Ettore Sottsass & Perry A. King, 1969. Maker: Ing. C. Olivetti & C. S.p.A., Ivrea, Italien
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Scientific Instruments

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Plastic

Olivetti "Valentine" Typewriter
Olivetti "Valentine" Typewriter
H 4.73 in W 13.39 in D 13.78 in
Olivetti Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass Jr. and Perry King, 1968
By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti, Perry King
Located in San Diego, CA
Olivetti Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass Jr. and Perry King, 1968. Incredibly good
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Vintage 1960s Spanish Post-Modern More Desk Accessories

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Plastic

Olivetti Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass Jr. and Perry King, 1968
By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti, Perry King
Located in San Diego, CA
Olivetti Valentine Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass Jr. and Perry King, 1968. Incredibly good
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Post-Modern More Desk Accessories

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Plastic

Olivetti Valentine Typewriter and Case by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in San Diego, CA
Portable valentine typewriter, designed in 1969 by Ettore Sottsass and Perry King for Olivetti
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Plastic

"Valentine" Portable Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti S.p.A., Italy
By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Ettore Sottsass' legendary "Valentine" portable typewriter - which comes in its original red
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Valentine Typewriter by Sottsass and King for Olivetti
By Ettore Sottsass, Perry King
Located in Barcelona, ES
Valentine typewriter designed in collaboration with Perry King and Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles

Valentine S Typewriter by Ettore Sottsass and Perry A. King for Olivetti, 1969
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vienna, AT
One of the most beautiful portable typewriters, designed by Ettore Sottsass and Perry A. King in
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Olivetti Valentine Typewriter For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the olivetti valentine typewriter you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each olivetti valentine typewriter for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using plastic, metal and steel. Your living room may not be complete without a olivetti valentine typewriter — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A olivetti valentine typewriter, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Olivetti Valentine Typewriter?

Prices for a olivetti valentine typewriter can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $332 and can go as high as $2,200, while the average can fetch as much as $750.

Ettore Sottsass for sale on 1stDibs

An architect, industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, Ettore Sottsass led a revolution in the aesthetics and technology of modern design in the late 20th century. He was a wild man of the Radical Design movement that swept Italy in the late 1960s and ’70s, rejecting rationalism and modernism in favor of ever-more outrageous imaginings in lighting and furniture such as mirrors, lamps, chairs and tables.

Sottsass was the oldest member of the Memphis Group — a design collective, formed in Milan in 1980, whose irreverent, spirited members included Alessandro Mendini, Michele de Lucchi, Michael Graves and Shiro Kuramata. All had grown disillusioned by the staid, black-and-brown “corporatized” modernism that had become endemic in the 1970s. Memphis (the name stemmed from the title of a Bob Dylan song) countered with bold, brash, colorful, yet quirkily minimal designs for furniture, glassware, ceramics and metalwork. 

The Memphis Group mocked high-status by building furniture with inexpensive materials such as plastic laminates, decorated to resemble exotic finishes such as animal skins. Their work was both functional and — as intended — shocking.

Even as it preceded the Memphis Group's formal launch, Sottsass's iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell and radical pops of pink neon — embodies many of the collective's postmodern ideals. 

Sottsass created innovative furnishings for the likes of Artemide, Knoll, Zanotta and Poltronova, where he reigned as artistic director for nearly two decades beginning in 1958. His most-recognized designs appeared in the first Memphis collection, issued in 1981 — notably the multihued, angular Carlton room divider and Casablanca bookcase. As pieces on 1stDibs demonstrate, however, Sottsass is at his most inspired and expressive in smaller, secondary furnishings such as lamps and chandeliers, and in table pieces and glassware that have playful and sculptural qualities.

Sottsass left the Memphis Group in 1985 in order to concentrate on the growth of Sottsass Associati, a design and architecture consultancy he cofounded in 1980. 

It was as an artist that Sottsass was celebrated in his life, in exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in 2006, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art a year later. Even then Sottsass’s work prompted critical debate. And for a man whose greatest pleasure was in astonishing, delighting and ruffling feathers, perhaps there was no greater accolade. That the work remains so revolutionary and bold — that it breaks with convention so sharply it will never be considered mainstream — is a testament to his genius.

Find Ettore Sottsass lighting, decorative objects and furniture for sale on 1stDibs.