Display Case Containing Personal Accessories, 1998

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

Pen (Drawing & writing)

Date Made

1998

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.55

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Plexiglas (TM)

Color

White (Color)
Blue
Red
Yellow
Light blue

Dimensions

Height: 1.5 in  (Teakettle)

Width: 15.5 in  (Teakettle)

Length: 10 in  (Teakettle)

Inscriptions

Handwritten on back of display case: ACME

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