About the artist:

Michael Graves was an American architect and designer. As one of the principal figures of the postmodernist movement, his best known building designs include Humana Building in Louisville, Disney's corporate offices in Burbank, and the Swan Hotel in Orland, Florida. Graves created his famous stainless steel teakettle in 1985 for Alessi with its red whistling bird and sky-blue handle which went on to become the company's best-selling product. It is still in production today.