Marcello Nizzoli - Olivetti

You’re not buying just any vintage object. You’re about to own a piece of the story of Italian industrial, cultural, and social excellence. We are putting up for sale the legendary Olivetti Lettera 32 (launched in 1963), complete with its iconic case. A piece of art and mechanics that transcends time. In the 1950s and 60s, Adriano Olivetti’s Ivrea was not merely a factory, but a unique cultural and ethical laboratory in the world. Olivetti believed technology should be democratic and aesthetics should elevate the human being. The Lettera 32 perfectly embodies this philosophy: a machine designed as “the Olivetti for everyone,” intended to allow students, intellectuals, and journalists to carry their ideas anywhere, free from borders. The bodywork bears the signature of Marcello Nizzoli, one of the founding fathers of Italian industrial design. Nizzoli is the man who took the heavy, rigid office typewriter and transformed it into a streamlined, lightweight, compact shell. With the Lettera 32, he created taut, modern, elegant lines, enclosed in a beautiful alloy shell painted in the original bright aqua green. The Lettera 32 was born as the mechanical evolution directly from the legendary Lettera 22. The latter redefined the history of global design, winning the first-ever Compasso d’Oro Award in 1954 and being chosen by the Illinois Institute of Technology as the “best design product of the last 100 years.” Embodying the same stylistic DNA and the same path of excellence, the Lettera 32 has become a pillar of the permanent collections of the world’s most prestigious museums, starting with New York’s MoMA (Museum of Modern Art). It is one of the icons of 20th-century Design as it is the machine on which the greatest journalism and literature masterpieces were born. It was the faithful travel companion of Indro Montanelli, Oriana Fallaci, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and American writer Cormac McCarthy (whose Lettera 32 went under the hammer for a record $254,500). The machine is presented in good aesthetic condition (refer to the detailed photo gallery, which constitutes an integral part of the description). It is supplied complete with its original blue-green case with a functioning zipper, a fundamental accessory to preserve its collectible value. Technical Sheet: • Designer: Marcello Nizzoli (Style and Bodywork) / Natale Cappellaro & Adriano Menicanti (Mechanical Design). • Country of manufacture: Italy (Ivrea). • Period: 1960s. • Color: Original aqua green with black keyboard and red contrasts. A professional service and replacement of the standard 13 mm ink ribbon (easily available on the market) are recommended for immediate use. • Case: Original, but only for the lot’s completeness—as the zipper is damaged and it does not close. An essential piece for vintage collectors, lovers of analog writing, or for anyone seeking a prestigious vintage display object to be showcased in the world’s greatest museums, including MoMA in New York.

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