Mail Organizer, 2000
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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
Letter rack
Date Made
2000
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.144.518
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Cardboard
Plastic
Styrofoam (TM)
Color
Silver (Color)
Blue
White (Color)
Cream (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8.875 in (organizer)
Width: 6.5 in (organizer)
Length: 3.25 in (organizer)
Height: 9.25 in (packaging)
Width: 6.875 in (packaging)
Length: 3.5 in (packaging)
Inscriptions
on back of organizer:
Graves / MADE IN TAIWAN
on top of packaging:
Graves
on front and sides of packaging:
mail organizer / MICHAEL GRAVES / DESIGN (TM)
on back of packaging:
mail organizer / Sturdy Steel Construction / Wall Mount Attachments Included / Michael Graves / The highly acclaimed work of Michael Graves has restored a sense of humanity to modern architecture, which in turn makes him one of the most [...] / The Michel Graves product line is an inspired balance of form and function. At once it is sensible and sublime, practical and whimsical, [...] / Graves
on bottom of packaging:
200 00 1187/ Distributed by Target / Minneapolis, MN 55402 / (c) 2000 Target All Rights Reserved / Made in Taiwan
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