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- Bamboo Salad Serving Set, 2010 - 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.
- 2010
- Collections - Artifact
Bamboo Salad Serving Set, 2010
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.
- Oneida "Twin Star" Serving Fork, 1959-1965 - Oneida Limited retailed stainless flatware in the "Twin Star" pattern through a coupon program beginning in the late 1950s. Customers could clip coupons from General Mills products to purchase the flatware or use a "speed plan" and pay cash to get more pieces at one time. "Twin Star," made from 1959 to 1972, was one of the most popular mid-twentieth-century flatware patterns.
- 1959-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Oneida "Twin Star" Serving Fork, 1959-1965
Oneida Limited retailed stainless flatware in the "Twin Star" pattern through a coupon program beginning in the late 1950s. Customers could clip coupons from General Mills products to purchase the flatware or use a "speed plan" and pay cash to get more pieces at one time. "Twin Star," made from 1959 to 1972, was one of the most popular mid-twentieth-century flatware patterns.
- "Old Company Plate Signature" Flatware Set with Case, 1950-1955 -
- 1950-1955
- Collections - Artifact
"Old Company Plate Signature" Flatware Set with Case, 1950-1955
- Set of Oneida "Twin Star" Flatware, 1959-1965 - Oneida Limited retailed stainless flatware in the "Twin Star" pattern through a coupon program beginning in the late 1950s. Customers could clip coupons from General Mills products to purchase the flatware or use a "speed plan" and pay cash to get more pieces at one time. "Twin Star," made from 1959 to 1972, was one of the most popular mid-twentieth-century flatware patterns.
- 1959-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Set of Oneida "Twin Star" Flatware, 1959-1965
Oneida Limited retailed stainless flatware in the "Twin Star" pattern through a coupon program beginning in the late 1950s. Customers could clip coupons from General Mills products to purchase the flatware or use a "speed plan" and pay cash to get more pieces at one time. "Twin Star," made from 1959 to 1972, was one of the most popular mid-twentieth-century flatware patterns.
- Everlast "Bali Bamboo" Salad Serving Utensils, 1948-1959 - In 1932, Louis Schnitzer and Nathan Gelfman formed Everlast Metal Products Corporation, producing high-quality, hand-forged aluminum giftware. In an era of growing uniformity via factory production, the "made by hand" aspect of these products held an aesthetic appeal for consumers. Everlast's most successful line, "Bali Bamboo," was a direct result of America's fascination with the South Pacific following World War II.
- 1948-1959
- Collections - Artifact
Everlast "Bali Bamboo" Salad Serving Utensils, 1948-1959
In 1932, Louis Schnitzer and Nathan Gelfman formed Everlast Metal Products Corporation, producing high-quality, hand-forged aluminum giftware. In an era of growing uniformity via factory production, the "made by hand" aspect of these products held an aesthetic appeal for consumers. Everlast's most successful line, "Bali Bamboo," was a direct result of America's fascination with the South Pacific following World War II.