Details
A black-enamelled portable typewriter, Ico
designed by Aldo & Alberto Magnelli, 1932, for Olivetti, with carrying case
See illustration
Cf.
Italian Design 1870 to the Present Day, Sparke, Thames and Hudson, 1988, p.53, for illustration of the promotional poster by Xanti Schaninsky for the Ico, the first typewriter to be styled. Aldo Magnelli trained as an engineer, Alberto as an abstract painter
designed by Aldo & Alberto Magnelli, 1932, for Olivetti, with carrying case
See illustration
Cf.
Italian Design 1870 to the Present Day, Sparke, Thames and Hudson, 1988, p.53, for illustration of the promotional poster by Xanti Schaninsky for the Ico, the first typewriter to be styled. Aldo Magnelli trained as an engineer, Alberto as an abstract painter