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1970	We photographed this object.
1973	Work on this object began.
1986	We acquired this object.
2006	We photographed this object.
2007	We exhibited this object.
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2016	We exhibited this object.
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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.

Poster, Divisumma
offset lithograph on white wove paper.
Museum purchase through gift of James A. Lapides and from General....
2009-1-1

Bright orange, brushed metal digital audio player that can fit in the palm of your hand. It is just narrower and taller than a credit card. The side edges are rounded, though the top and bottom are flat. The top two thirds of the front has a screen, shown black. The bottom third shows a white wheel, whose edge is thinner than a fingertip, and can be pressed. There are control symbols at the top, right, bottom, and left of this wheel. Moving clockwise from the top, these icons are, the word “Menu,” two arrows pointing right to a vertical line, an arrow pointing to the right and two vertical lines, and two arrows pointing left to a vertical line.

iPod Nano Digital Media Player
polished anodized aluminum, arsenic-free glass, molded polycarbonate resin.
Gift of Apple.
2010-34-1

Lexikon 82 Portable Typewriter
plastic, metal, rubber.
Gift of Ruth Culleton.
2008-25-1

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.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DrCM/
Accession Number 1986-99-41
Object ID 18621873