Writing on a typewriter is a transient thing, like a short-lived but brightly burning and clamorous love affair. Once the thing is written, the paper is removed from the typewriter and the two things ...

The Italian company’s dedication to design over pure functionalism extended beyond just its products into its brilliant graphics. Designed by Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti’s lipstick-red Valentine ...

Typewriter; Olivetti portable; Lettera 32 model, serial no. 8205845; blue and black zippered flexible vinyl case; green mechanically operated machine with black keys marked by white characters.

ROME—Like most obsessions, collecting typewriters started as a passing fancy when an old Olivetti Studio 44 sitting on a table at the Porta Portese flea market in central Rome caught my eye back in ...

The Italian town Ivrea was once a model for workers’ rights and progressive design. Now, it’s both a cautionary tale and evidence of a grand experiment in making labor humane. By Nikil Saval IN THE ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Mark Twain had trouble getting the hang of his "new-fangled writing machine", but he could see the advantages: "It piles an awful stack ...