Margarita Cabrera designed the black and grey toaster back in 2011 with unique materials, making it one of the Smithsonian American art collections. This piece is quite unique as it is classified as a sculpture yet made with simple materials (vinyl, copper wire, and thread). Notably, the art was designed with these materials as it ought to be a decorative material. The national museum acquired the art through endorsements made by Frank K. Ribelin in 2012. The toaster was designed and assembled in Mexican factories but sold to United Stated consumers. This art was unique as it was hand-designed; every idea was carefully sawn to develop the final product. However, some of the strings used to design the toaster were left hanging to signify the workers’ amount of labor to craft the toaster. Whenever one would purchase the toaster, they would ensure that they appreciate the effort to design it.
