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Studio BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Sideboard in Yellow Coated Steel
Studio BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Sideboard in Yellow Coated Steel

Studio BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Sideboard in Yellow Coated Steel

By Olivetti, Studio BBPR

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' sideboard, coated steel, plastic, glass, vinyl, Italy, design 1959/60, production, 1960s. In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufact...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivetti Sideboards

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Steel

Italian brown metal sideboard Synthesis 45 by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s
Italian brown metal sideboard Synthesis 45 by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s

Italian brown metal sideboard Synthesis 45 by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian brown metal sideboard Synthesis 45 by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1970s Sideboard from the Synthesis 45 series in laminate and metal. The rectangular light brown laminate t...

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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Olivetti Sideboards

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Metal

Rare Studio BBPR for Olivetti ‘Spazio’ Sideboard in Green Coated Steel
Rare Studio BBPR for Olivetti ‘Spazio’ Sideboard in Green Coated Steel

Rare Studio BBPR for Olivetti ‘Spazio’ Sideboard in Green Coated Steel

By Olivetti, Studio BBPR

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' sideboard, coated steel, plastic, vinyl, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer, hired BBPR to design their New York showroom on Fifth Avenue and to create their first series of office furniture, called Spazio (1959/60). This line included chairs, shelving, cabinet systems, and desks, just like the one shown here. It won the Compasso d'Oro Award in 1962. The cabinet contains compartments with drawers secured on both sides. The top is furnished with dark brown vinyl which adds a sturdy touch the overall industrial appearance. Studio B.B.P.R. was an Italian architectural partnership founded in Milan in 1932 by Gianluigi Banfi (1910-1945), Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1909-2004), Enrico Peressutti (1908-1976) and Ernesto Nathan Rogers (1909-1969) who had studied at the Politecnico di Milano. B.B.P.R. was thus an acronym formed from the first letters of their family names. The architects found each other in their opposition to fascism in Italy in the 1930s and 1940s during Mussolini's autocratic regime. The architects therefore believed in developing a style that would have no references to contemporary politics. During the Second World War, they all joined the resistance. However, Rogers, a Jew, fled to Switzerland and both Belgiojoso and Banfi were deported to the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, where Banfi died in 1945. Despite the immense loss of Banfi, their architectural practice continued in the same name as before after...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivetti Sideboards

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Steel

Italian orange metal sideboard Synthesis 45 Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s
Italian orange metal sideboard Synthesis 45 Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s

Italian orange metal sideboard Synthesis 45 Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s

By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian orange sideboard Synthesis 45 by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, 1970s Sideboard from the Synthesis 45 series in laminate and metal. The rectangular white laminate top has a ro...

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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Olivetti Sideboards

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Metal

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Olivetti sideboards for sale on 1stDibs.

Olivetti sideboards are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. Many of the original sideboards by Olivetti were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider sideboards by Studio BBPR, Saporiti Italia, and Dassi. Prices for Olivetti sideboards can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,171 and can go as high as $19,400, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,750.
Questions About Olivetti Sideboards
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    What happened to Olivetti was that it shifted its focus. When founded in 1908, the Italian company specialized in the manufacturing of typewriters. However, as new technologies emerged, Olivetti switched to designing and producing computers, tablets, smartphones, calculators and other electronics. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Olivetti typewriters and office furniture.
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    Ettore Sottsass and Perry King designed the Olivetti Valentine typewriter. The lightweight portable typewriter debuted in 1969 and remains popular with collectors to this day. On 1st 1stDibs, shop a collection of vintage typewriters from some of the world’s top sellers.