Michael Graves
Indianapolis, USA 1934 – Princeton, USA 2015
American architect, designer, and educator. After earning a degree in architecture, he moved toward the field of industrial design. A member of the New York Five group of architects, he rose to prominence in the 1970s, sharing with them an interest in the recovery and reinterpretation of the languages of the European Modern Movement of the interwar period. In the 1980s he emerged as a leading figure in Postmodernism, and his design objects gained international recognition. In the 1990s his work evolved toward a broader inclusion of forms and motifs drawn from historical architecture, combined with new inventions.
Works on display:
- Chess set, resin and wood, 2000