"Arriving in stores in March 2012, this final collection of product marks the last year of the ground-breaking partnership between Target and Michael Graves.
The Michael Graves Design® Collection for Target debuted in January 1999 and pioneered the movement to bring innovative design to all. Throughout the last 13 years, Target and Graves collaborated on more than 2,000 products, including the now famous Pop Art Toaster and Spinning Whistle Teakettle. "
I recently came across this quote from William Stephenson's interview with Michael Graves published in a 1983 issue of Art Papers:
WS: Do you ever see yourself doing clothing on a commercial line? MG: No, no clothing, no bedsheets, no bath mats and no chocolates.
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I guess the takeaway is never say never?
The Michael Graves for Target toilet plunger I bought years ago was fully Post-Modern: it looked very much like a toilet plunger, but didn't work at all. All signifier.
michael and target decide to date other people...
"Arriving in stores in March 2012, this final collection of product marks the last year of the ground-breaking partnership between Target and Michael Graves.
The Michael Graves Design® Collection for Target debuted in January 1999 and pioneered the movement to bring innovative design to all. Throughout the last 13 years, Target and Graves collaborated on more than 2,000 products, including the now famous Pop Art Toaster and Spinning Whistle Teakettle. "
full press release here.
oh my. what a hell of a run though...
I recently came across this quote from William Stephenson's interview with Michael Graves published in a 1983 issue of Art Papers:
WS: Do you ever see yourself doing clothing on a commercial line?
MG: No, no clothing, no bedsheets, no bath mats and no chocolates.
-----
I guess the takeaway is never say never?
The Michael Graves for Target toilet plunger I bought years ago was fully Post-Modern: it looked very much like a toilet plunger, but didn't work at all. All signifier.
...thanks for the job lead G.W....
stiletta - i like the way you think....
; )
I'm still waiting for my Daniel Libeskind pointy-angled towel racks from Sears.