Tuesday, January 01, 2008

the history of red


Olivetti Valentine
Originally uploaded by thetourist.
Every color has a history. Red is the color of the Communist flag, the color that makes a surgeon move faster and the color of passion.


Ettore Sottsass, designer of the Olivetti Valentine Typewriter, as cited in his obituary in this morning's New York Times.

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