Marcello Nizzoli, Giuseppe Beccio - Olivetti - Studio 44 - Typewriter - 1956

Celebre Olivetti Studio 44, a semi-standard mechanical typewriter launched on the market by Ivrea's company in 1952, this model dates from 1956, the year of the new light blue color that followed the 1952 beige. This model represents one of the milestones of postwar Italian industrial design, designed by the famous architect and designer Marcello Nizzoli in collaboration with engineer Giuseppe Beccio, and it was the favorite device of journalists and writers, effectively in replacement of the Lettera 22, among the most famous devotees of the Beppe Fenoglio version.

As evident from the accompanying descriptive images, it is in incredible good health, the movements and the slippages all function regularly, it has a great plus in its case (intact and beautiful) and in the precious instruction booklet (cod.3950161M, 15 pages) accompanied by a black cover and in the case with cleaning accessories. It will, as usual, be protected in a dedicated hard case and sent to its new home."