Adriano Olivetti turned a small, Italian typewriter company into a global phenomenon – but his true obsession was transforming its headquarters, Ivrea, into a model industrial metropolis. The city has ...
Adriano Olivetti was a multitasking person indeed and everything he did he was quite successful. He was not “only” an urbanist, editor, writer and entrepreneur but he was also a great supporter of ...
In post–World War II Italy, genius industrialist Adriano Olivetti oversees the creation of the first all-Italian electronic calculator while theorizing a revolutionary business model based on the idea ...
The two days of meetings and debates scheduled in Cagliari, in the "Motzo" lecture hall, the university's faculty of humanistic studies, are dedicated to the relationship between Adriano Olivetti and ...
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 ...
The Guardian: Story of cities #21: Olivetti tries to build the ideal 'human city' for its workers
Story of cities #21: Olivetti tries to build the ideal 'human city' for its workers
Sharon Weinberger is the author of The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency That Changed the World. The Mysterious Affair at Olivetti: IBM, the CIA, and the Cold War ...
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 ...