Digital Alarm Clock, 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

Alarm clock

Date Made

2005

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.144.1190

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Metal
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

White (Color)
Black (Color)
Red
Blue
Cream (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 3 in (clock)
Width: 5.125 in (clock)
Length: 1.75 in (clock)
Height: 4.5 in (packaging)
Width: 6 in (packaging)
Length: 4.5 in (packaging)

Inscriptions

on front of clock: Graves on top of clock: time alarm snooze hour min on back of clock: AC 7.5V / CHINA on top of packaging: Graves on front of packaging: alarm clock / RECORD YOUR / OWN ALARM / MICHAEL GRAVES / DESIGN / 5 1/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 2 7/8 in / (13 cm x 4 cm x 7 cm) on sides of packaging: alarm clock / MICHAEL GRAVES / DESIGN on back of packaging: alarm clock / 5 1/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 2 7/8 in (13 cm x 4 cm x 7 cm) / Black finish / Recordable voice alarm / LED display / Electric - no batteries required / Michael Graves / The Michael Graves Design(TM) Collection provides an inspired balance of form / and function. Sensible and sublime, practical and whimsical, the [...] / Graves on bottom of packaging: 074 10 0397 ID635400-0397 / Distributed by Target Corporation / Minneapolis, MN 55403 / (c)2005 Target Brands, Inc. / All Rights Reserved / www.target.com Made in China / UL Adapter #E126671