Display Case Containing Personal Grooming Items, 2010

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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

Nail cleaner

Date Made

2010

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.54

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Plexiglas (TM)

Color

Red
Silver (Color)
White (Color)
Colorless

Dimensions

Height: 1.5 in (Teakettle)
Width: 15.5 in (Teakettle)
Length: 8.5 in (Teakettle)

Inscriptions

on tweezers, nail cutters, and sharpener: slice (TM) handwritten on bottom of display case: SLICE