Toaster, 2013
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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
Electric toaster
Date Made
2013
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform
Object ID
2019.144.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Color
Silver (Color)
Bronze (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7.625 in (Toaster)
Width: 12 in (Toaster)
Length: 6.75 in (Toaster)
Height: 9.5 in (Packaging)
Width: 13.125 in (Packaging)
Length: 8 in (Packaging)
Inscriptions
on proper right side of toaster: MICHAEL GRAVES / DESIGN
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