Showing posts with label 1970s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1970s. Show all posts

3 Feb 2017

Interior decorating with typewriters

Olympia SM9

I was leafing through my copy of The House Book by Terence Conran (1974) and came across this stylish setting and thought to myself "they picked that Olympia because it matched the color scheme" (even their stationary of choice is yellow to match the accent color!)

Hermes Baby

So I went through the book and found all the identifiable instances of typewriters in their various settings. I think this Hermes (or is it an Empire?) wasn't chosen to match the color scheme.

Olivetti Lettera 22

What's a stylish room without an Olivetti? Putty looks pretty good here.

Olivetti Studio 44

And for this second Olivetti, did they pick it because it matched the table and chair? Or did they paint their furniture to match their typewriter? Part of my hopes it's the latter.

29 Nov 2013

Yellow Escort

1972 Montgomery Ward Escort 55 6612422














I think the problem with the Sears Courier was that it was made in Mexico instead of Italy or Spain. This Escort was built in Spain. (Shame it was never a standard Olivetti offering) Which makes me think that the Courier could have actually been made after this even though it was based on a much older design...

Sent from my new Montgomery Ward Escort 55 (Olivetti)