RARE, SIGNED (on lid) Alessi Michael Graves Whistling Kettle, with Bird 9093 NEW

Description: Alessi Vintage, SIGNED by Michael Graves on the lid, Whistling Kettle, with Bird, New with Box with extra bird in original packaging Brand new item, the box has few rubbed spots (see pictures please) Michael Graves came for in store promo and signed his kettles with electric pen for metal, see the close up of lid please. Fun event. Michael Graves Signed this Whistling Bird Tea Kettle launched in 1984 and this one has been Alessi’s number one seller for the past 30 years, with over 2 million units sold. In 1980, Alberto Alessi wanted to show off his company’s manufacturing might. He hired 11 architects to design a sterling silver “Coffee & Tea Piazza,” which he would exhibit at galleries and museum shops. Despite its $25,000 price, Michael Graves tapped into public taste and his set sold best. From there, came the commission for the now famous 9093 kettle. As described in the Harvard Business Review, unlike a kettle that simply signals that water is boiling, Graves’ whistling bird kettle is designed to bring users joy. And while the wide base of the kettle makes the water boil faster, Graves’ design “showed its greatest originality in broadening people’s expectation of what a kettle was and did and, indeed, the nature of the breakfast experience.” Shown in countless magazine features and movie sets, the little kettle has continued to charm the public ever since it was first launched and can be found in the permanent collections of museums and international institutions all over the world including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Australian National Gallery and the MuDe: Museum of Design and Fashion in Lisbon. Send over any questions. Thank you.

Price: 575 USD

Location: Chicago, Illinois

End Time: 2025-01-10T20:48:32.000Z

Shipping Cost: 24.75 USD