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Based on Schwarcz experiments with electroplating, she developed a remarkable method for electroforming vessels. After finalizing a pattern in paper, she crafted the shape from thin copper foil by cutting, folding, gathering, and stitching with copper wire. #UnconventionalEnamels This tweet was posted on February 02, 2024.
Ruth Asawa formed lifelike, semi-transparent metal sculpture from innovative materials such as looped or tied metal wire. An internationally renowned sculptor, she also created public art and fountains from bronze and stainless steel.#CaliforniaModernistWomen #RuthAsawa This tweet was posted on July 11, 2023.
Using recycled oil drums, scraps of iron, barbed wire, and other metals, and employing a hammer, anvil, chisel, and welding iron, #GeorgesLiautaud crafted sculptures embodying many themes—from spirits of the Haitian Vodou pantheon to imaginary figures. #HaitianMetal This tweet was posted on September 12, 2023.
From its founding, the Kalo Shop in Chicago, proved to be an innovator in Arts and Crafts design. Known for consistent quality & originality, some of the shop’s trademarks included applied initials and interlocking monograms, hammer marks, and rolled wire rims. #BarckWellesSilver This tweet was posted on November 13, 2023.
Some of Schatz's lamps conducted electrical current through copper wire embedded in Plexiglas; this lamp utilizes a spiral-shaped copper tube as a base and channel for the lamp cord. #CaliforniaModernistWomen #ZaharaSchatz This tweet was posted on February 15, 2023.
Working in her Berkeley, California, studio, Schatz arranged “inclusions”—or pieces of wire, bright metal, and tinted plastic—between two sheets of Plexiglas. To add color, she painted layers in translucent, opaque, and metallic pigments. #CaliforniaModernistWomen #ZaharaSchatz This tweet was posted on February 15, 2023.
Prior to their practical application, early motors demonstrated the novel idea that induction could produce a spinning force, such as this rotating wire frame by Daniel Davis, Jr, who was the first commercial maker of electromagnetic instruments in the U.S #ScientificInstruments This tweet was posted on June 06, 2022.
Although the Sikorsky S-40 served #PanAm well through the 1930s, it was often derided for its lack of aerodynamic efficiency due to its many struts and support wires. Charles Lindbergh famously referred to the aircraft as a “flying forest.” #WingWednesday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on January 27, 2021.
Awesome. "What you'd get if you crossed Georges Seurat & Elvis' costume designer." http://t.co/RZXgn9F6Qn Via @wired & @SFBART. cc: @SFAC This tweet was posted on March 27, 2013.
Ruth Asawa (1926–2013) was a revered Bay Area artist who worked in sculpture and created a handful of functional objects. After a trip to Mexico, she was inspired by looped wire basketry used to store produce and eggs in the marketplace. #CaliforniaCrafts This tweet was posted on July 25, 2019.
Although the #Sikorsky S-40 served #PanAm well through the 1930s, it was often noted for its lack of aerodynamic efficiency due to its many struts and support wires. Charles Lindbergh famously referred to it as a “flying forest.” #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on January 28, 2019.
RT @WIRED: You don't fold paper planes like this guy—but you can https://t.co/o88t8WBf3d This tweet was posted on March 30, 2018.
RT @WIRED: Planes, like people, have beginnings, middles, and ends. This photo series captures the end https://t.co/Z5TKMUHOxu This tweet was posted on November 02, 2017.
RT @WIRED: Missed the stomach-churning flights of the infamous Paris Air Show? We've got the highlights: This tweet was posted on June 24, 2017.
RT @WIRED: 28 wheels. Six engines. 385-foot wingspan. That is one big plane. https://t.co/lqm4afdALC This tweet was posted on June 02, 2017.
RT @WIRED: Yes, it’s a plane engine the size of another plane—and you might ride alongside one by 2020 https://t.co/gj6GOK4R0u This tweet was posted on May 22, 2017.
RT @WIRED: Sitting in the middle seat is the worst. But it may not be for long https://t.co/FRpbSNwJok This tweet was posted on April 05, 2017.
RT @WIRED: This is just the beginning of testing hell for the new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner This tweet was posted on April 06, 2017.
After a trip to #Mexico, #RuthAsawa was inspired by #looped #wire #basketry used to store produce in the marketplace #5womenartists #WHM2017 This tweet was posted on March 23, 2017.
RT @WIRED: Confused about the electronics ban? We've got you covered This tweet was posted on March 22, 2017.
RT @WIRED: Thank you, robots https://t.co/F6QzrnYy2h This tweet was posted on March 21, 2017.
RT @WIRED: It's about to get a whole lot fancier in Delta's premium cabins https://t.co/YprleLZ0nq This tweet was posted on March 17, 2017.
RT @WIRED: This crazy two-passenger pod concept lets people take to the skies when traffic backs up https://t.co/DiVWQiTMGh This tweet was posted on March 13, 2017.
RT @WIRED: Oh, @NASA's gonna snap that perfect cosmos pic, all right. Even if it has to cut a giant hole in a 747 to get it https://t.co/OK… This tweet was posted on March 15, 2017.
RT @WIRED: With thousands of flights being cancelled in preparation for the blizzard, these might be good to know https://t.co/cRsOiEd5G3 This tweet was posted on March 13, 2017.
RT @WIRED: Passengers might find themselves flying in a supersonic jet again in the not too distant future https://t.co/dgzmwnc4pn This tweet was posted on March 16, 2017.
RT @WIRED: Airbus swapped cramped rows of miserable airplane seats for something more imaginative https://t.co/T5HuNucJk9 This tweet was posted on February 07, 2017.
RT @WIRED: Here's how airline cooking technology has evolved to make inflight feasting easier, cheaper, safer, and—yes—tastier: https://t.c… This tweet was posted on November 28, 2016.
RT @WIRED: 🎥 WIREDs Jack Stewart flew a plane… with his brain https://t.co/s4u6q6RHGG This tweet was posted on November 15, 2016.
RT @WIRED: Meet the 60-ton robot that builds wings for Boeing airplanes: https://t.co/WYSsx0Ohuk This tweet was posted on October 19, 2016.
RT @WIRED: Step inside the 737 test plane Boeing beats the crap out of to ensure your safety: https://t.co/H6NtGlI8Yo https://t.co/v26tri9A… This tweet was posted on October 06, 2016.
RT @WIRED: San Francisco's iconic fog sure looks stunning from above: https://t.co/M4JOSlqJ92 This tweet was posted on October 06, 2016.
RT @WIRED: 🎥 Boeing's Renton plant builds 737 narrow-body jets at the rate of 42 per month. Here’s how https://t.co/Y44DCgeIKE https://t.co… This tweet was posted on September 27, 2016.
After a trip to #Mexico, #RuthAsawa was inspired by #looped #wire #basketry used to store produce. #AModernApproach #midcentury #design This tweet was posted on September 28, 2016.
RT @WIRED: Why airplane tires never blowout on landing: https://t.co/SVceGZPNvo This tweet was posted on August 22, 2016.
Modern flight simulators can imitate nearly every possible flight situation. Learn more in this @Wired video https://t.co/WajOKtnqr6 #AVGeek This tweet was posted on August 16, 2016.