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Olivetti Praxis 48

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Olivetti Praxis 48Sottsass's electric

1964–70 · Italy (Ivrea) · Portable · 7.5 kg

Italian sculpturalElectric
The keystroke
Effortlight
Smoothnesssmooth
Snapbalanced
Precisiontight
Landingmoderate
Volumeconversational

Ettore Sottsass designed this for Olivetti as an electric portable in 1964. The shape predates the Memphis Group aesthetic but anticipates it: slim, low, with that confident horizontal stance. Electric mechanism, segment shift.

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Ettore Sottsass

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Specifications

Manufacturer
Olivetti
Origin
Italy (Ivrea)
Years
1964–1970
Form
Portable
Mass
7.5 kg
Shift
segment-shift
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