Olivetti Studio 46
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Olivetti Studio 46
Olivetti's Studio line sat a step above the famous Lettera portables: larger machines with more of an office feel, meant for steady daily work rather than the carry-everywhere life of a Lettera 32. The line began with the Nizzoli-designed Studio 44 in 1952 and ran through the Sottsass-era Studio 45; the Studio 46 is the workmanlike member of that family, plainer than its designer-famous siblings and built around the same idea of a portable you can lean on for long sessions. If the Lettera feels a touch small under your hands, a Studio is the Olivetti to try next.
Worth knowing
- Part of Olivetti's Studio family of mid-size portables that began with the Nizzoli-designed Studio 44 (1952) and continued through the Sottsass Studio 45; the Studio models are larger and more office-capable than the Lettera portables. Robert Messenger ↗
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Specifications
- Manufacturer
- Olivetti, Italy
- Origin
- Italy
- Years
- 1968–1980
- Form
- Portable
- Mass
- 7 kg
- Shift
- segment