George Foreman Grill, 2006

Summary

Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.

Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.

Artifact

Grill

Date Made

2006

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.450

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Stainless steel
Metal
Plastic
Teflon (TM)

Color

Silver (Color)
Black (Color)
Red
Gray (Color)
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 5.5 in  (grill)

Width: 9.5 in  (grill)

Length: 14 in  (grill)

Height: 1 in  (drip tray)

Width: 9.25 in  (drip tray)

Length: 4.125 in  (drip tray)

Height: 1 in  (spatula)

Width: 2.75 in  (spatula)

Length: 7.75 in  (spatula)

Inscriptions

on top of grill: Graves / GEORGE FOREMAN/ GRILL / POWER / DOWN UP on inside of each drip tray: Graves on bottom of each drip tray: 5 / PP / RSK-2653ST on one side of each spatula: Graves on label on either side of one utensil: TEXTURE FINISH APPROVED

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