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Divisumma 18 Calculator
This is a Calculator. It was designed by Mario Bellini. It is dated 1973 and we acquired it in 1986. Its medium is abs plastic, melamine, rubber, metal. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
With the intent to design a piece of “totally humanized” office technology, Bellini attracted a new breed of consumer with the Divisumma 18 calculator’s colorful, tactile form. The stylish design made use of revolutionary synthetics like ABS plastic, melamine resin, and an inviting rubberized skin covering the keyboard buttons. Produced in a bright golden hue, it sat smartly on desks as a reminder of the sense of play that design could bring to even the most formal environments.
This object was
donated by
Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor.
It is credited Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor.
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Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 4.6 x 30.9 x 12cm (1 13/16 x 12 3/16 x 4 3/4in.)
It has the following markings
On back, in relief: "Made in Italy / 220 V ~ 10 W 50/60HZ // #BCD18"
Cite this object as
Divisumma 18 Calculator; Designed by Mario Bellini (Italian, b. 1935); Italy; abs plastic, melamine, rubber, metal; H x W x D: 4.6 x 30.9 x 12cm (1 13/16 x 12 3/16 x 4 3/4in.); Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor; 1986-99-41
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Bob Greenberg Selects, Energizing the Everyday: Gifts From the George R. Kravis II Collection and IDEO Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection.
