Retro, rare salmon pink Olivetti Lettera 22 typewriter designed by Marcello Nizzoli in 1950

Rare salmon pink Olivetti Lettera 22 

designed by Marcello Nizzoli in 1950

In 1954, the first year of the Italian industrial design awards, for the Compasso d’Oro, the five-man jury, which included the awards founder Gio Ponti, handed out 15 golden compasses. The only designer to pick up two of the first 15 stylish trophies was Marcello Nizzoli: one for a “supernova” sewing machine and the other for the Olivetti Lettera 22 portable typewriter

 In 1959 the Olivetti Lettera 22 was chosen as the “best design product of the last 100 years” by the Illinois Institute of Technology.

This wonderful Olivetti Lettera 22 pink typewriter appears to have been little used, it will of course require a new ribbon.

It comes with it's original handy carrying case (the zip is broken) and original instructions with beautiful period graphics.

This is a wonderful opportunity to own a design icon in near museum condition.

One of these salmon pink typewriters sold for 163 pounds (23 bids) on Ebay 2013/02/15