Covered Cheeseboard, 1997
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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
Cheeseboard
Date Made
1997
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.144.1472
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Ceramic (Material)
Plastic
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Blue
Cream (Color)
Colorless
Brown
Yellow (Color)
Green
Black (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 8 in (cheeseboard)
Diameter: 15 in (cheeseboard)
Height: 9.5 in (packaging)
Width: 15.25 in (packaging)
Length: 15.25 in (packaging)
Inscriptions
on bottom of tray:
ALESSI / EPOXY RESIN / BAKE COLOURED / STEEL / MADE IN ITALY
on bottom of ceramic insert:
ALESSI / ITALY
on label on top of packaging:
ALESSI
on label on front of packaging:
MG30 AZ / Piatto per formaggio in acciaio colorato a forno con resine / epossidiche, azzurro, con tagliere in ceramica, campana / in PMMA e pomolo in resina termoplastica / Cheese board in steel coloured by a coating of epoxy / resins, blue, board in ceramic, lid in PMMA and knob / in thermoplastic resin / 0 cm 38 h cm 20 - 0 14" h 8" / design Michael Graves (1995) 1997 / Alessi s.p.a. 28023 Crusinallo (VB) Italia
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