Pendulum clock - Michael Graves per Alessi - Maple wood - 2000-2010 - First series

Alessi Spa - Crusinallo (Omegna)
originale

Desk clock from the 1st series in very sought-after precious wood, adored by collectors!

Model: Mantel Clock 03
Materials: ebonized wood and maple veneer ABS.
Quartz movement with AA battery (included)
Design: Michael Graves (1986) 1988
Dimensions: 24×16×9 cm

This entirely handmade clock is a small domestic architectural piece that fascinates thanks to its multiple construction details and its unique, one-of-a-kind design.
This small jewel designed by the great Michael Graves for Alessi is the result of a meticulous investigation into the long tradition that conceives objects as architectures in miniature.

1st series designed in 1986 by Michael Graves for Alessi.

The pendulum is matte gold and not in polished gold as in later models.

In the first series only a few hundred of these mantel clocks were produced.

Completely handmade. The design of this pendulum clock refers to the long tradition of miniature architecture. This desk clock was produced from 1986 to 1999 until a recall was necessary due to manufacturing process issues. A reissue was released in 2013.

Case in veneered wood.
Columns lacquered in black.
Completely handmade.

The published images are an integral part of the description.
Clock in working order and in excellent condition! No box

Immediate shipping with very careful packaging, traceable.

Designer
MICHAEL GRAVES, born in Indianapolis, taught architecture at Princeton since 1962.
His architectural works include the Portland Building and the Humana Building, the expansion of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Newark Museum.

He created for Alessi in 1985 the Kettle with the Bird 9093 which became a worldwide icon and the best-selling item of all time, followed by a series of objects in the same family.

Michael Graves died in 2015.

Desk clock and packaging, ebonized wood/ maple veneer/ glass/ metal/ mechanical components, design by Michael Graves, USA, 1986, produced by Alessi, Italy, 1988 Desk clock consisting of a maple-veneered base supporting four ebonized columns and a maple-veneered cube, which contains the clock dial. The cube is inscribed with horizontal lines and topped by a simple maple-veneered pediment in maple and ebonized wood. The white square dial has twelve numerals and the Alessi label, while a round pendulum hangs between the pediments.

GRAVES FOR ALESSI
American architect and designer Michael Graves (born 1934, Indianapolis, USA) developed this "Mantel Clock" in 1986 for the leading Italian design company Alessi. Launched in 1988, it was acclaimed for its postmodern interpretation of classic design, with four ebonized columns in a Tuscan style supporting a square pediment and the clock dial.

Graves commented on the project in 1988: 'When designing the desk clock, I was interested in exploring the established tradition of seeing artifacts as architectures in miniature. There are countless examples where furniture and objects sit in interiors as idealized items that draw their primary cues from proportioned architectural systems. I have always been fascinated by the ambiguity that arises between these hints of “interior buildings” and their external predecessors.' (Alessi: la fabbrica del design, Academic Press, 1998, p93)

It is shipped with especially careful packaging included in the shipping cost.
I would be happy to assist you after purchase with any information regarding the purchase of this wonderful and rare item!