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Infinity, Vessel

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MANUFACTURER Totem Design Group
MEDIUM Plastic
  • Place Manufactured: New York, New York, United States
  • DATES Manufactured 1999
    DIMENSIONS 4 1/2 x 6 x 3 1/8 in. (11.4 x 15.2 x 7.9 cm)  (show scale)
    MARKINGS Printed sticker adhered to bottom "© 1999 KARIM RASHID / FOR TOTEM® / WWW.TOTEMDESIGN.COM"
    ACCESSION NUMBER 2000.50.3
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Karim Rashid
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Vessel, "Infinity" from "Future Desk Top Accessories" series. Molded colorless and orange flexible plastic. The figure eight shaped container has straight walls (pinched together at center of oval) with rounded corners at bottom. Upper half of vessel colorless; bottom half of vessel bright orange. Color continues on bottom.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
    CAPTION Karim Rashid (Canadian, born Egypt, 1960). Infinity, Vessel, Manufactured 1999. Plastic, 4 1/2 x 6 x 3 1/8 in. (11.4 x 15.2 x 7.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Karim Rashid, 2000.50.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2000.50.3.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.2000.50.3.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2010
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