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- "The Walking Office" Wearable Computer Prototype, 1984 - The Walking Office Wearable Computer is a prototype model created by the design group Salotto Dinamico. This proposed device subverted where (and when) the office could be, turning the human body into a mobile workstation. A keyboard, display arc, and cassette recorder became personal adornment--also capable of pairing with an acoustic modem to exchange data through telephone lines.
- 1984
- Collections - Artifact
"The Walking Office" Wearable Computer Prototype, 1984
The Walking Office Wearable Computer is a prototype model created by the design group Salotto Dinamico. This proposed device subverted where (and when) the office could be, turning the human body into a mobile workstation. A keyboard, display arc, and cassette recorder became personal adornment--also capable of pairing with an acoustic modem to exchange data through telephone lines.
- Design Brochure for Iavicoli & Rossi, "Production and Interior Design," circa 1991 - Following their success with the Walking Office Wearable Computer, Vincenzo Iavicoli and Maria Luisa Rossi continued to work together under the Salotto Dinamico name. Together they explored new technology, new behaviors prompted by design objects, and new atmospheres. This brochure presents a timeline of their important projects including tableware, furniture, and restaurant interiors in Japan and Italy.
- circa 1991
- Collections - Artifact
Design Brochure for Iavicoli & Rossi, "Production and Interior Design," circa 1991
Following their success with the Walking Office Wearable Computer, Vincenzo Iavicoli and Maria Luisa Rossi continued to work together under the Salotto Dinamico name. Together they explored new technology, new behaviors prompted by design objects, and new atmospheres. This brochure presents a timeline of their important projects including tableware, furniture, and restaurant interiors in Japan and Italy.
- Gloves, 1949-1950 -
- 1949-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Gloves, 1949-1950
- Red and White Pumps, circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Red and White Pumps, circa 1960
- Portrait of Mark Twain, by Edoardo Gelli, 1904 - American author and humorist Mark Twain (1835-1910), whose real name was Samuel L. Clemens commissioned this portrait during his family's extended stay in Italy. Clemens was invited to lecture at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, but was unable to attend, due to his wife's poor health. Instead, Clemens sent this portrait, which he characteristically described as "better than the original".
- 1904
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Portrait of Mark Twain, by Edoardo Gelli, 1904
American author and humorist Mark Twain (1835-1910), whose real name was Samuel L. Clemens commissioned this portrait during his family's extended stay in Italy. Clemens was invited to lecture at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, but was unable to attend, due to his wife's poor health. Instead, Clemens sent this portrait, which he characteristically described as "better than the original".
- Letter from Mark Twain to Governor Francis about Exhibiting His Portrait at the St. Louis World's Fair, 1904 - The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, commemorating the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, featured agricultural, scientific, and industrial exhibits from the United States and around the world. This tongue-in-cheek letter documents folksy writer Mark Twain's submission of a portrait to the fair for a competition. Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, and had fond ties to the area.
- May 26, 1904
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Letter from Mark Twain to Governor Francis about Exhibiting His Portrait at the St. Louis World's Fair, 1904
The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, commemorating the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, featured agricultural, scientific, and industrial exhibits from the United States and around the world. This tongue-in-cheek letter documents folksy writer Mark Twain's submission of a portrait to the fair for a competition. Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, and had fond ties to the area.
- Business Card with Handwritten Receipt, Studio Mantellassi "High Class Shoes," circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Business Card with Handwritten Receipt, Studio Mantellassi "High Class Shoes," circa 1960
- Dress, Worn by Augusta Denton Roddis, circa 1968 -
- circa 1968
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Dress, Worn by Augusta Denton Roddis, circa 1968