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

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