Michael Graves was an American architect and designer, a member of the influential New York Five architectural group. Graves studied at Harvard University in Cambridge and founded his own studio in 1964, designing modernist private homes. It was in the 1970s that he embraced the postmodernist style. Graves participated in exhibitions in Memphis with the Plaza dressing table in 1981 and the Stanhope bed in 1982. He is known for designing structures such as the Portland Building, the Humana Building in Louisville, and the Indianapolis Art Center. He also designed the restoration of the Washington Monument. While Graves' architectural work was focused on North America, his design objects achieved enormous international acclaim.
