Valentine

Ettore Sottsass and Perry King (in 1969)

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This brightly-coloured and unconventional machine was designed as 'something to take with you like your coat, your shoes or your hat'. Sottsass and King designed it as an 'anti-machine machine'. They transformed a heavy, commercial piece of equipment into a stylish accessory you could be seen with. The Valentine is a successful example of a product that can bring about a social transformation; a dream for designers.

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Title	Valentine
Material and technique	Synthetics, metal, plastic
Object type	Typewriter > Computers, apparatus > Work > Utensil
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 11,5 cm Width 34 cm Depth 35 cm
Artists	: Ettore Sottsass : Perry King : Ing. C. Olivetti & Co. S.p.A.
Accession number	V 393 a-b (KN&V)
Credits	Purchased 1985
Department	Applied Arts & Design
Acquisition date	1985
Creation date	in 1969
Internal exhibitions	Futuro, utopie in constructie (2011)
Material	Synthetic > Material > Material and technique Metal > Inorganic material > Material > Material and technique Aluminium > Common metal > Metal > Inorganic material > Material > Material and technique Plastic > Artificial synthetic > Synthetic > Material > Material and technique
Object	Typewriter > Computers, apparatus > Work > Utensil
Geographical origin	Italy > Southern Europe > Europe
Place of manufacture	Val d'Aosta > Italy > Southern Europe > Europe

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