Fly-Swatter, "Dr. Skud"
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Founded in 1921, the Italian housewares company Alessi has earned a reputation for mass-producing stylish, well-made products for everyday use. During the 1980s and 1990s, famous American, French, and Italian architects such as Michael Graves, Alessandro Mendini, Aldo Rossi, and Philippe Starck worked for the firm, executing designs in a postmodernist style marked by the playful, humorous forms shown here.
Caption
Philippe Starck (French, born 1949); Alessi (founded 1921). Fly-Swatter, "Dr. Skud", designed 1998. Thermoplastic resin, 17 5/16 x 3 11/16 x 2 5/8 in. (44 x 9.4 x 6.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Alessi S.p.A., 1999.40.71. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Designer
Maker
Title
Fly-Swatter, "Dr. Skud"
Date
designed 1998
Geography
Place made: Crusinallo Di Omegna, Italy
Medium
Thermoplastic resin
Classification
Dimensions
17 5/16 x 3 11/16 x 2 5/8 in. (44 x 9.4 x 6.7 cm)
Markings
Printed on side of shaft in white: "ALESSI FRANCE"; printed in white script "STARK"
Credit Line
Gift of Alessi S.p.A.
Accession Number
1999.40.71
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