Designed by the celebrated artist Marcello Nizzoli, the Olivetti Lettera 32 typewriter exemplifies the aesthetic sensibility ...

When I was a child I would often fall asleep to the sound of metal typebars hammering on paper. The clack clack clack of words in motion. A cacophony of heavy blows and jabs that ricocheted from wall ...

There is one column you can count on virtually every newspaper columnist in America to write sooner or later — a column lamenting the demise of manual typewriters. It’s a natural. All of us grew up ...

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 ...

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 ...

On view through Oct. 28, 2012, at the Denver Art Museum, “Olivetti: Innovation & Identity,” a small exhibit tied to a larger show about modern design, examines how an Italian company making ...

It's a sign of the times: a company originally known for typewriters, and struggling to find its place in a tech-driven market, turns to manufacturing tablets. This week, Olivetti announced the ...

Ask any of the younger generation what a typewriter is, and often they have no clue, though its keyboard pattern lives on today on modern devices. My recent research found that antique-to-vintage ...