Model 9093 Teakettle, 2005
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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
Teakettle
Date Made
2005
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.144.51
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Stainless steel
Plastic
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Silver (Color)
Black (Color)
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 9 in (Teakettle)
Width: 8.625 in (Teakettle)
Length: 10 in (Teakettle)
Height: 9.5 in (Packaging)
Width: 9 in (Packaging)
Length: 9 in (Packaging)
Inscriptions
on bottom of teakettle:
ALESSI / INDX 430 / ITALY / INDUCTION
on front of box:
Michael Graves / 9093 / Bollitore / Kettle / Alessi
on back of box:
WE CREATE OBJECTS / THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE / AND INTUITIVE AS WELL / AS BEAUTIFUL / MICHAEL GRAVES / ALESSI
on top of box:
ALESSI
on bottom of box:
Bollitore in acciaio inossidabile 18/10 / con manico e fischietto in PA. / Fondo in Acciaio inossidabile magnetico. / cl 200 - 0 cm 22-h cm [?] / Kettle in 18/10 stainless steel with handle / and whistle in PA. / Magnetic stainless steel heat diffusing bottom. / 2 qt 3 3/4 oz - 0 8 3/4" - h 8 3/4" / 9093 B / nero | black / manico e fischietto neri / black handle and whistle
on side of box:
CAPOSTIPITE DI UNA GRANDE FAMIGLIA DE OGGETTI / The head of a large and successful family of objects [...] / ALESSI
on side of box:
Michael Graves / 9093 / NEL LINGUAGGIO FORMALE [...] / ALESSI
on operating manual:
Bollitore con fischietto a uccellino / 9093 / Adatto a cottura ad induzione. / [...]
on front of brochure:
www.alessi.com/superandpopular / Marcel Wanders / DRESSED / ALESSI
on card:
ALESSI / 192 / [...]
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