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A quick and attractive way to boil water, this Electric Kettle was designed by a founder of the Memphis Design Group, George Sowden, for Danish brand HAY. Quirky and colorful, this Kettle doubles as a piece of sculpture on your kitchen counter. The kettle sits on a separate power source and a switch turns off automatically approximately 20 or 30 seconds after water reaches a boil. Use it to boil water for tea, coffee, instant noodles and more. For one pint of water, boil time is approximately three minutes; for one quart, boil time is approximately five minutes. The HAY George Sowden Electric Kettle has a polypropylene outer shell and a stainless steel interior, holds 50.7 oz and measures 9.9h x 8.7w x 6.5"d. It is powered by a standard plug-in and has a 35”-long cord that can coil under the base for storage. HAY is a manufacturer with work in MoMA’s collection.
Why We Chose This
UK-born designer George Sowden was born in the UK and moved to Milan in 1970 where he started working with Ettore Sottsass and Olivetti. In 1981, along with Sotsass, Nathalie du Pasquier and other young designers, he founded the Memphis Design Group. In 2010 he founded SOWDEN and over the years he has worked as a designer and product developer for many global brands, including HAY, a manufacturer with work in MoMA's collection.
Icons of Design
The buying team for MoMA Design Store embraces the same spirit of modernism upon which the Museum's architecture and design department—first of its kind anywhere in the world—was founded. Our selection starts with designers and manufacturers that were integral to the establishment of modern design, and whose iconic designs remain relevant today.
