Coach's Whistle Teakettle, 1999

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

Teakettle

Date Made

1999

Henry Ford Museum
 On Exhibit

at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform

Object ID

2019.144.8

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Plastic

Color

Silver (Color)
Red
Yellow (Color)
Blue

Dimensions

Height: 12 in

Width: 7.25 in

Length: 11 in

Inscriptions

engraved on bottom: Graves

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