Puzzle and Triangle Pattern Photo Frame, 1996

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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

Frame (Furnishing)

Date Made

1996

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.1174

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Glass (Material)
Metal
Cardboard

Color

Red
Green
Orange (Color)
Blue
Black (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 7.75 in (frame)
Width: 7.75 in (frame)
Length: 0.625 in (frame)
Height: 97.875 in (packaging)
Width: 7.875 in (packaging)
Length: 1 in (packaging)

Inscriptions

on label on back of frame: (c) Studio 84 / Made in Thailand on label on back of frame: 850244 / Graves Design / 4 x 4 on front of packaging: THE / MICHAEL GRAVES / COLLECTION on label on front of packaging: Puzzle Palio on back of packaging: MICHAEL GRAVES / Michael Graves is an interna- / tionally known architect, prod- / uct designer, artist, and profes- / sor of architecture at [...] / Made in Thailand
Puzzle and Triangle Pattern Photo Frame, 1996