Olivetti Lettera 32 — Marcello Nizzoli, 1963

Olivetti Lettera 32 — Marcello Nizzoli, 1963

Olivetti Lettera 32 portable typewriter, designed by Marcello Nizzoli and produced starting in 1963.

One of the most recognizable models in Olivetti’s production and in 20th-century Italian industrial design. Compact and lightweight, it features an aquamarine-painted metal body, a dark gray keyboard, and a distinctive red key.

The Lettera 32 was created as an evolution of the famous Lettera 22: an object designed to be carried and used anywhere, where functionality, mechanics, and aesthetic quality coexist in perfect balance.

Comes with its original matching hard case. The machine shows normal signs of age and use; the interior of the case displays stains and traces of use, as shown in the photographs.