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Design Michael Graves; architect (b.1934)
Year 1983
Manufacturer Alessi
Limited edition silver tea and coffee service
Comprising a teapot, coffee pot, milk jug and sugar bowl, each with pointed spout and ribbed body, the upper surface with blue enamel spheres and finials, with white bakelite handles, with matching circular tray, each stamped 'Officiana Alessi, Italy, 1988, 44/99', the coffee pot 24.5 cm high, teapot 21 cm high, sugar bowl 13.5 cm high, the milk jug 10 cm high, the tray, 40 cm diameter
Reference:
Illustrated in Metropoliitan Museum of Art, Modern Design 1890-1990, p. 259
Michael Graves was born in Indianapolis, USA and he currently teaches architecture at Princeton. His architectural works include the Portland Building and the Humana Building,the extension of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Newark Museum. He created the 'Whistling Bird' which was the best selling kettle for Alessi, Alessi.com