Gio Ponti and Olivetti came together in 1954 under the guidance of BBPR, an Italian architectural firm, to build the Olivetti Typewriter showroom on Fifth Avenue. The showroom, decorated with marble and a bas relief by Constantino Nivola, was one of the most imaginative interiors of the Postwar period. This base was made from a single piece of marble and features a small stand at the top to accommodate a typewriter. There were originally 18 of these set into the matching marble floor. Two of the edges are chipped. H 33" x W 31"