Olivetti Lettera 22
Marcello Nizzoli’s low, light portable typewriter of 1950 – the typewriter that became a design icon.
Olivetti engaged artists and architects for both products and advertising, and Marcello Nizzoli designed the Lettera 22. It was so low and light that it fitted into a briefcase.
The machine won the Compasso d’Oro in 1954 and was used by journalists and writers all over the world.
Materials: Die-cast aluminium, enamelled sheet metal, plastic
Manufacture: Made by Olivetti in Ivrea and in factories abroad.
A low, flat case with softly rounded corners.
Pale green, beige or blue enamel.
Olivetti’s name and the model name on the machine; serial number under the carriage.