Toaster, 2013

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Electric toaster

Date Made

2013

Location

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
Toaster, 2013