OXO Good Grips Swivel Peeler and Paring Knife

Architecture and Design

1989

Smart Design (American, founded 1980)
Manufactured by OXO International (American, founded 1990)

These everyday kitchen tools demonstrate design’s potential to make routine tasks easier. Entrepreneur Sam Farber was inspired to make products for all types of hands based on a single pair: those of his wife Betsey, whose arthritis turned simple kitchen activities into daily challenges. Working with Smart Design, a New York–based creative studio, Farber founded OXO and developed the original 15-piece Good Grips collection after extensive research into functionality, ergonomics, and user feedback.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Architecture and Design

Artist: Smart Design (Designer)
Title: OXO Good Grips Swivel Peeler and Paring Knife
Place: United States (Object designed in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Designed 1989
Medium: Stainless steel and synthetic rubber
Dimensions: 28 × 12 × 2.5 cm (11 × 4 3/4 × 1 in.)
Credit Line: Anonymous gift
Reference Number: 2018.242a-b

The Art Institute of Chicago, “Past Forward: Architecture and Design Collection at the Art Institute,” December 21, 2019–June 14, 2020.

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