Designer: Richard Meier (born 1934)

Item: Letter of File holder

Manufactured by: Cleto Munari for Swid Powell

Country of origin: Italy

Year made: Ca. 1987

Materials: Silverplate over brass with steel screws

Dimensions: 4 ¼” x 8 ½” x 4 ¾”

Condition: Very good, with some persistent tarnishing.

References: Tapert, Annette. SWID POWELL: Objects by Architects, Rizzoli (1990); Swid, Nan and Powell, Addie, Swid Powell, 14 page sales brochure (1986).

Description: This design was part of a three-piece suite of desk accessories that included Meier’s famous letter opener with a spinning brass cube and a square shaped pencil/pen holder. This design can be found on Meier’s website. Although this design was in production for several years, it is starting to get harder to find.