When ceramic dishes were used on the Douglas DC-3, they were specifically designed to be light for inflight use. American Airlines offered china and flatware resembling the DC-3 forward fuselage. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on July 25, 2018.
When designing for 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢, a ballet that fuses European and African music and dance, Oakland-born costume and set designer Sandra Woodall applied the same cultural fusion in her vibrant designs for the ballet. #SFBalletAt90 @SFBallet #Ballet
This tweet was posted on April 05, 2023.
When rocket designers make bikes. MT @pcnotpc: Ibis Bow-Ti has no pivot on the vertical tube, utilizes flexures. http://t.co/v9qYiFWr
This tweet was posted on December 27, 2012.
While at Elano, Zoe Dell designed an aircraft manifold that, despite initial rejections by all aircraft engine manufacturers, eventually became standard equipment on many models, adding power, reducing engine maintenance requirements, & enabling a quieter, better-heated cockpit.
This tweet was posted on June 14, 2021.
While at Elano, she designed an aircraft manifold that, despite initial rejections by aircraft engine manufacturers, eventually became standard equipment on many models, adding power, reducing engine maintenance requirements, and enabling a quieter, better-heated cockpit.
This tweet was posted on March 20, 2023.
While not the first to design rock posters in the 1960s, Wes Wilson is often described as the 'father… http://t.co/2nzYEHZfzl
This tweet was posted on January 22, 2015.
William Burges, an architect, interior designer, & furniture designer, was as a proponent of the Gothic Revival in mid-nineteenth-century Britain. Completely enamored by the medieval aesthetic, he created fanciful buildings with lavishly decorated interiors. #victorianpaperedwall
This tweet was posted on January 19, 2022.
William Kåge's training as a graphic designer is evident in his 1930s line of Argenta ceramics: http://t.co/RzpkS3J5
This tweet was posted on May 08, 2012.
Window frames, workers, & fully sketched designs filled Louis Comfort Tiffany's glass window studio in 1913: http://t.co/DWcuxZanlt #Tiffany
This tweet was posted on September 10, 2014.
With geological features such as the hexagonal formations on the island of Staffa in mind, #HamishDobbie uses advanced techniques that include 3D printing and CAD (Computer Aided Design) software to combine modern aesthetics and traditional silversmithing. #BritishSilver
This tweet was posted on January 11, 2019.
Wurlitzer jukeboxes, some of the most iconic coin-operated machines ever made, incorporated modern plastics and phenolic resins that showcased light, color, and form in striking, Art Deco designs. #coinoperated
This tweet was posted on March 06, 2018.
Yes or no: Nature in textile design provides "refuge from the pressures of life in the technological age." http://t.co/aRaaSQ9r #JosefFrank
This tweet was posted on September 16, 2011.
Zuber et Cie began producing panoramic wallpapers in the 1800s and gained prominence for their meticulous attention to detail and exquisite colors and designs. “Zuber: The Art of French Scenic Wallpaper,” opens soon in the International Terminal. https://t.co/NZaFPvLInv
This tweet was posted on August 02, 2019.
Zuber et Cie uses original antique printing blocks, which the French Ministry of Culture has designated as Historical Monuments, and anywhere from over one hundred to several thousand blocks are needed to create a scenic paper set. #Zuber #wallpaper
This tweet was posted on January 25, 2021.
architectural design drawing: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM); 1995
Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill
2000.086.010
https://t.co/1THK2SSWJJ
This tweet was posted on April 24, 2023.
ee more uniforms in "#FashionInFlight: A History of Airline Uniform Design", pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/UbL4YNFAUD
This tweet was posted on June 28, 2017.
“Intersection” by Gay Outlaw is an elaboration of a perforated cube design that the artist has worked with extensively. The colorful terrazzo dots stand in for perforations, and lend the sculpture a playful pattern and rhythm. © Ethan Kaplan Photography
This tweet was posted on July 29, 2021.
“L’Hindoustan” from #Zuber et Cie, designed by Pierre-Antoine Mongin, was inspired by Thomas and William Daniell’s book “Oriental Scenery” (1795–1807). Before the advent of photography, illustrated books brought foreign locales to Western audiences. #ZuberScenicWallpaper
This tweet was posted on September 17, 2019.
“Welcome North, Welcome South, Welcome East, Welcome West” by #DanSnyder is a series of exuberant, waving figures and depictions of San Francisco landmarks highlight the wall piece, designed to greet and welcome visitors from around the world. #publicart #SFAC
This tweet was posted on October 08, 2019.
“What would you take with you if you had to leave home and could only take three things?”
This was the question asked of beginning sculpture students at Notre Dame Belmont. Each student designed a piece of luggage with three meaningful objects to place inside. #studentart
This tweet was posted on July 18, 2022.
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Air West stewardess uniform and insignia 1968 Designed by Oleg Cassini
SFO Museum
2007.051.003
L2014.2801.036
Dress and jacket gift of Thomas G. Dragges
2014.081.027
L2014.2801.034, .035
Boots gift of TWA Clipped Wings International
2002.113.122 a b L2014.2801.037
This tweet was posted on March 24, 2022.
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M-209 cipher machine c. 1940s
Designed by Boris Hagelin (1892–1983)
Smith & Corona Typewriters, Inc.
Syracuse, New York
Courtesy of the National Cryptologic Museum (@NatCryptoMuseum)
L2021.0910.001
This tweet was posted on March 28, 2022.
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Set model for Act 1 of Tosca 1997
Designed by Thierry Bosquet (b. 1937)
Courtesy of San Francisco Opera
This tweet was posted on January 06, 2023.
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Edith Heath at a potter’s wheel c. late-1940s–50s
Courtesy @ArchivesAmerArt
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Coupe salad plate c. 1950s
Designed by Edith Heath (1911–2005)
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Vase c. 1950
Edith Heath (1911–2005
Heath Ceramics | Sausalito, California
ceramic, glaze
Courtesy of the Modern i Shop
This tweet was posted on August 02, 2022.
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Neo-Classical bedroom in Pompeiian colorway c. 1995
San Francisco
Courtesy of @BradburyWalls
R2021.1401.019
Ceiling patterns, 1876
Christopher Dresser (1834–1904)
Studies in Design
Cassell, Petter, and Galpin
London
Courtesy of Smithsonian Libraries
R2021.1416.001, .002
This tweet was posted on July 27, 2022.
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Tile c. 1870–80
Design attributed to Christopher Dresser (1834–1904)
Minton’s China Works/Minton & Company
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
earthenware with block printing
Courtesy of Jeffrey Ruda
L2022.0405.009
This tweet was posted on February 07, 2023.