Laptop Computer Bag, Production Sample, 2003

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

Laptop case

Date Made

2003

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.1313

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Nylon
Cloth
Foam (Material form)
Metal

Color

Black (Color)
Light blue
Cream (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 12.5 in

Width: 16 in

Length: 5 in

Inscriptions

on front of bag, near lower corner: Graves on front of tag inside bag: TARGUS / Essential Accessories for mobile computing. / SAMPLE on back of tag inside bag: MADE IN CHINA / CODE No: US1046 M3A / DT No: 138PPC / DATE: 0-5-4-6

Notebook Case, 2005

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