Plate Model, 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

Model (Representation)

Date Made

1998

Creators

Graves, Michael, 1934-2015 

Dayton Hudson Corporation 

Target Corporation 

Creator Notes

Commissioned by Dayton Hudson Corporation for Target stores.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.1391

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Foam (Material form)
Wood (Plant material)

Color

White (Color)
Brown

Dimensions

Height: 0.5 in

Diameter: 10.625 in

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