Paper Towel Holder, 2000
01
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
Paper towel holder
Date Made
2000
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Commissioned by Dayton Hudson Corporation for sales in Target stores.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.144.1511
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Color
Blue
Yellow (Color)
Silver (Color)
Cream (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 3.75 in (holder)
Width: 14 in (holder)
Length: 3.5 in (holder)
Height: 4 in (packaging)
Width: 14.625 in (packaging)
Length: 4 in (packaging)
Inscriptions
on bottom:
Graves
on tag attached to bottom:
AMC TAIWAN / VDR STY 200 00 1617 / PROGRAM D200(MG) / PURPOSE TARGET ARCHIVE SAMPLE / [...]
on front of assembly instructions:
paper towel holder / assembly instructions / Graves
on top and sides of packaging:
Graves
on front of packaging:
paper towel holder / MICHAEL GRAVES / DESIGN(TM)
on back of packaging:
paper towel holder / Under Cabinet or Wall Mountable Fits Standard Paper Towel Roll / Full Assembled Hardware Included / Michael Graves / The Michael Graves product line is an inspired balance of form and function. At once it is sensible and sublime, practical and whimsical, utilitarian / and aesthetically pleasing. Michael Graves creates useful objects, which not only carry their weight, but simultaneously lift our spirits. / Graves
on bottom of packaging:
Distributed by Dayton Hudson Corporation / Minneapolis, MN 55402 / (c)1999 Dayton Hudson Brands, Inc. / Made in Taiwan / Printed in China
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