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Giovanni Pintori : exhibition catalog of design for Olivetti

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Giovanni Pintori exhibition catalog c2003

Giovanni Pintori won a scholarship in 1930 (at the age of 18) to study at the ISIA in Monza under design heavyweights like Marcello Nizzoli and Edoardo Persico. After graduation he was invited to work for Olivetti in the Development & Advertising Office located in Milan. Three years later he would become the head of the department. Over the next 27 years he created an impressive body of work for Olivetti that would earn him a lasting international reputation.

This book was made in conjunction with a 2003 exhibition that highlighted many of Pintori’s designs for Olivetti.

Seen above: posters and advertisements for Olivetti 84, Lettera 22,  Elettrosumma 22 typewriters and the Olivetti Tetractys printing calculator

Also worth checking:

Olivetti Divisumma calculator

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A Glimpse of Japanese American Life in the 40s

Here's a series of photographs I just found in storage. These were given to me by Mr. Miyazaki, a kind man who I used to volunteer for every other week through a Japanese American Social Services group. I would cook Sukiyaki and he would share his stories of his youth. I remember those days fondly but its now more than 10 years since we lost touch.

I wish I remembered the circumstances of each of these shots but I'd be making wild guesses to where they are, what year they were taken and who he's with. I especially love the first shot of him under the elevated tracks. It's full of energy and so evocative of that moment. I'm curious if the ball game was before or after the war. It's great to see a slice of Japanese American life rarely seen from this time .

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Russian "Buran" Space Program

An extensive collection of photos of the failed "Buran" project, Soviet Union's parallel project to the US Space Shuttle program.

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The wall that separates G.ho.st's Palestinian office in Ramallah from its office in the central Israeli town of Modiin. by Rina Castelnuovo

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Kit Carson on American Experience

Saw a compelling documentary about the American fronteirsman Kit Carson. Credited to be the man who created the grand and often stereotypical myths of the West, his legend and real life often merged together. What was interesting about his life is that he was the first famous American of European decent that truly embraced the idea of a multi cultural community, way ahead of the fears most White people had about non-Whites at the time. He embraced (and seemed to have been mutually accepted by) the Navajo, Apache, and many other native American nations. He truly straddled cultures at a time when all other Whites wanted to do was to assimilate the Native Americans and the Mexicans to European values. And yet, despite the skills in diplomacy, he seemed to be most at peace when he was out in the wild far away from the clusters of civilization. He also orchestrated the downfall of a few Indian nations with much soul searching on his part. In the sum of all his actions, was he a hero or a villain? A compelling life that I'd like to learn more about. Watch the PBS American Experience program here. Written by Michelle Ferrari. Directed by Stephen Ives.