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

Alessi Spa - Crusinallo (Omegna)
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Table clock from the 1st series in precious wood, highly sought after by collectors!

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

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

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

Dial in matte gold and not in shiny 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 table clock was produced from 1986 to 1999 until it was necessary to withdraw due to manufacturing process issues. A reissue was released in 2013.

Case in veneered wood.
Black-lacquered columns.
Completely handmade.

The images published are an integral part of the description.
Working clock and in excellent condition! No box

Immediate shipping with very careful packaging, traceable.

Designer
MICHAEL GRAVES, born in Indianapolis, taught architecture at Princeton from 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 little bird 9093, which became a world icon and the best-selling item of all time, followed by a series of objects of the same family.

Michael Graves passed away in 2015.

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

GRAVES FOR ALESSI
The American architect and designer Michael Graves (born 1934, Indianapolis, USA) developed this “Mantel Clock” in 1986 for the Italian design leader Alessi. Launched in 1988, it was acclaimed for its postmodern interpretation of classic design, with four ebony-tone columns in a Tuscan style that support a square pediment and the clock dial.

Graves commented on the project in 1988: 'In designing the mantel clock, I was interested in exploring the established tradition of seeing artifacts as miniature architectures. There are countless examples where furniture and objects sit in interiors as idealized items that derive their primary cues from proportioned architectural systems. I have always been fascinated by the ambiguity that arises between these hints of “indoor buildings” and their external predecessors.' (Alessi: la fabbrica del design', Accademia Press, 1998, p.93)

Shipped with particularly careful packaging included in the shipping cost.
I would be happy to be at your disposal after purchase for any information regarding the purchase of this wonderful and rare object!