Kettle with Bird-Shaped Whistle
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Founded in 1921, the Italian housewares company Alessi has earned a reputation for mass-producing stylish, well-made products for everyday use. During the 1980s and 1990s, famous American, French, and Italian architects such as Michael Graves, Alessandro Mendini, Aldo Rossi, and Philippe Starck worked for the firm, executing designs in a postmodernist style marked by the playful, humorous forms shown here.
Caption
Michael Graves American, 1934–2015. Kettle with Bird-Shaped Whistle, Designed 1985. Stainless steel, polyamide, 8 3/4 x 10 x 8 5/8 in. (22.2 x 25.4 x 21.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Alessi S.p.A., 1999.40.11a-c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1999.40.11a-c_bw_SL1.jpg)
Designer
Manufacturer
Title
Kettle with Bird-Shaped Whistle
Date
Designed 1985
Geography
Place manufactured: Crusinallo Di Omegna, Italy
Medium
Stainless steel, polyamide
Classification
Dimensions
8 3/4 x 10 x 8 5/8 in. (22.2 x 25.4 x 21.9 cm)
Markings
Incised on bottom of kettle: "ALESSI / INOX 18/10 [slash between '18' & '10'] / ITALY"
Credit Line
Gift of Alessi S.p.A.
Accession Number
1999.40.11a-c
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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