olivetti
03.03.04
Posted by Jun
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olivetti
最近、我が家に届く郵便物と言えば明細書ぐらいなもので、自分の人指し指をペーパーナイフ代わりにしてビリビリ封を開けてます。見た瞬間に一目惚れで即買いしたオリベッティのペーパーナイフ、出番はあまりありません。デザインはマルチェロ・ニッツォーリで、鳥がモチーフ。彼のデザインしたLEXIKON80の鳥と同じ。先月届いた友人からのウェディングパーティーのお知らせ封書は、このナイフで開けました。とってもイイ感じ。
These days, I receive only bills and detailed statements in my letterbox at home. I use my index finger to open them. I love this olivetti paper knife but I don't use it often. It is designed by Marcello Nizzoli, he used the bird as the motif as same as LEXIKON80. Last month, we receiced the invitation letter for our friends' wedding party. I opened it with this knife. Nice.


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日本の借家に住んでるとポスターが飾れないけれど、エンゾ・マリの黒いリンゴとナシ、欲しいなぁ。ピントーリやエンゾ・マリのオリベッティのポスターも欲しい。欲しいものばかりで困りものです。

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While we Live in a rented house in Japan, we can't put up posters/frames on the wall (because we ruined the wall) but I want a black apple and pear' poster by Enzo Mari. And also posters for olivetti by Giovanni Pintori or Enzo Mari. There are always many things on my wish lists. Never ending...


Comments:
KEIKO LONDON wrote:
mmmmm... Beauuuudiful.... I love Enzo Mari too. I used to stock The Red Balloon and The chicken and the Egg by him and his wife, Iela Mari in my shop. I should restock they were very popular. the Olivetti posters are really nice too!! I want one! (i'm sure you could hang them on your wall... just refill the holes with polyfiller!)

Jun wrote:
It's great, isn't it? I bought this about 5 years ago, and I used only a few times. I'm just so happy to own it! I'm not sure about making holes on wall... I don't want to risk it. By the way, polyfiller reminds me of your work @ BA degree show!

KEIKO LONDON wrote:
I know!! It reminded me of my degree show piece with Ingeborg too when I was typing my comment!! We even started rapping about polyfiller - we were obsessed.

Jamesu wrote:
Wow, I want an Olivetti bird letter-opener too! Where did you find yours, Jun? And respect to Enzo and Iela, shout-outs to Keiko Saloon. (Mad props to Bruno, too while I'm at it).

KEIKO LONDON wrote:
Yeah Jamesu! Bruno rules!

Jun wrote:
Hi Jamesu, I got it from the little shop next to Parco Book Center in Shibuya 5 years ago. I don't know if they still sell it though...






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