September 4, 2014 /

In Manhattan, gorgeous mid-century design, inside and out…

Olivetti 1960

The Pepsi-Cola Building, designed by Natalie de Blois and Gordon Bunshaft for Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, 1960

For the landmark preservation report, click here.

Denizens of Manhattan and an interior frieze by Constantino Nivola—ownership of the building went to Olivetti in 1967—pictured Here, the Olivetti Showroom in New York (different building) in 1954:

16_Mostra_Notizie Olivetti_18-1954_03_6859Gorgeous:

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TagsArchitect Constantino Nivola design frieze international style Mad Men style mid-century Natalie de Blois Olivetti Building 1954 Pepsi-Cola building 1960 sand cast sculpture Skidmore Owings and Merrill

9 Comments

  1. David
    September 4, 2014

    I’m drooling . . .

    • Vickie Lester
      September 6, 2014

      Me too! One of my favorite architectural styles…

    • Vickie Lester
      September 6, 2014

      Whoa! What fizzy sugar water can buy! If I wandered outside my office (read: nook in the back of my house) to see a Calder I might faint.

  3. Edward
    September 5, 2014

    Last pic in my imagination could be from a period Bond movie.

    • Vickie Lester
      September 6, 2014

      The designer would have been Ken Adam, and you are spot on!

  4. Marcheline
    September 5, 2014

    Mmmmmmm…. men in hats!

    • Vickie Lester
      September 6, 2014

      Okay, Ms. Marcheline—
      What is it about a guy in a well tailored suit? 😉

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