Ferris Teakettle, 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
Teakettle
Date Made
1996
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.144.1206
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Enamel (Fused coating)
Plastic
Cardboard
Color
White (Color)
Dark blue
Silver (Color)
Black (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 8 in (kettle)
Width: 7.5 in (kettle)
Length: 8.875 in (kettle)
Height: 8.75 in (packaging)
Width: 8.25 in (packaging)
Length: 8.25 in (packaging)
Inscriptions
on side of teakettle, below handle:
Graves / GRAVES / DESIGN
on bottom of teakettle:
THE FERRIS KETTLE / designed exclusively / for MOLLER DESIGN / by / Graves / MICHAEL GRAVES / Made in Taiwan
on top of packaging:
FERRIS
on front and back of packaging:
MOLLER / M
on sides of packaging:
Graves / GRAVES / DESIGN / Michael Graves is an internationally renowned architect, / product designer, artist, and professor of architecture at / Princeton University. His buildings, from office towers to / beach houses, can be [...] / "I wanted to create a tea kettle that was fun-full of movement and color. I believe my / 'Ferris' kettle for Moller Design will make you smile each time you use it." / Michael Graves / Capacity... 2.1 Quart - 2.0 Liters
on bottom of packaging:
Moller Design USA Inc. / P.O. Box 27789 / Santa Ana, CA 92799-7789 / Made in Taiwan
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