Designed in a modernized Spanish Revival style, the new Administration Building measured 88 feet by 206 feet and was sited where the 1927 building stood. #SFOHistoryThis tweet was posted on March 16, 2021.
Designed in complete secrecy under Lockheed’s chief research engineer, the 049 Constellation developed into an extremely fast, highly advanced, &
revolutionary large-capacity airliner with a unique dolphin-shaped fuselage and distinctive tripletail. #DefunctThursday#avgeek#TWAThis tweet was posted on December 01, 2022.
Designed in secret under the leadership Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, and with direction from Hughes, the renamed L-049 Constellation evolved into an extremely fast, revolutionary large-capacity airliner with a unique dolphin-shaped fuselage and distinctive tripletail. #WingWednesdayThis tweet was posted on April 14, 2021.
Designed in the International Style, SFO’s 1954 Terminal was a seven-story building and employed an innovative, dual-level layout that separated departures from arrivals. #SFOHistory #SFO#AvGeek#SFO1954 This tweet was posted on October 04, 2022.
Designed with an exceedingly aerodynamic appearing exterior, the Toastmaster model 1B12 toaster was presented in advertisements as though it was the latest cutting-edge aircraft or car to be introduced amidst great public fanfare. #StreamlinesAestheticsThis tweet was posted on March 26, 2019.
Designer Josef Frank was inspired by the idea of the Tree of Life (as also seen in our exhibit on Mexican Folk Art): http://t.co/sb1wWHj3This tweet was posted on September 22, 2011.
Designer Pierre-Antoine Mongin drew from the first two volumes of Thomas and William Daniell’s Oriental Scenery for ten of the twenty lengths in L’Hindoustan. Several other lengths were inspired by William Hodge’s Select Views in India . #ZuberScenicWallpaper#MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on March 18, 2020.
Diego Rivera, Surrealism & cartoons inspired album cover designer Jim Flora. Evidence: 1955's Mambo for Cats http://t.co/ehH7OvCOThis tweet was posted on December 20, 2011.
Do you miss your barber? We sure miss ours! While we can’t offer you a haircut, you can learn about the designs and history of African barbershop signs in our exhibition, “Extra ‘O’: African Barbershop and Hairdressing Signs” online at: https://t.co/4w6G8ZrEoS #MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on May 05, 2020.
Do you recognize this building? This design drawing of one of SFO’s most recognizable buildings, was sketched by architect Craig Hartman of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in 1995 (big hint!).
#52Objects#SFOHistoryThis tweet was posted on April 24, 2023.
Douglas developed the DC-8 jetliner during the mid-1950s as a competitive design to Boeing’s 707 jetliner. Built in Douglas’ new Long Beach, California, plant, the first aircraft was rolled out and flown in 1958. #WingWednesdayThis tweet was posted on July 07, 2021.
Drawing on the success of his Ultrasuede ready-to-wear sportswear lines, American designer Roy #Halston Frowick used earth tones of light brown, beige, and ivory in #Braniff's 1977 flight attendant uniform suit with tie-belt jacket and H-pattern nylon crepe. This tweet was posted on December 19, 2018.
Dubbed “The Uniform for the Superjet Era,” this 1971 Pan American uniform was designed by Frank Smith who said it was meant to be a “functional and fashionable wardrobe that could be worn in all seasons, and of such quality that it would enhance the #PanAm image.” #MuseumFromHomeThis tweet was posted on April 15, 2020.
During World War II, Lockheed Constellations were designated as C-69 military transports. In 1944, Howard Hughes flew a C-69 from Burbank, California to Washington, D.C. in a record time of 6 hrs and 57 min. Did you ever fly on a Lockheed Constellation? #avgeekThis tweet was posted on January 09, 2020.
During the 1930s and ‘40s, as new forms of entertainment were electronically transmitted along radio waves from venues and broadcast stations to the public in their homes, the streamline designs of radios further conveyed the idea of technological progress. #StreamlinesAestheticsThis tweet was posted on April 19, 2019.
During the 1930s, the finest #radio sets were influenced by popular aesthetic movements such as Art Deco, with designs rendered in streamlined and asymmetrical shapes. #RadioSFOThis tweet was posted on May 14, 2018.
During the 1930s, when most Americans struggled to make a living, the modern airplane became an inspiring symbol of hope. To stimulate consumerism, a broad array of products were designed and marketed in homage to the airplane. https://t.co/Xjin8CjgwZ #StreamlinesAestheticsThis tweet was posted on March 21, 2019.
During the 20th century, many of California’s most innovative artists and designers were women who faced great adversity due to prevailing gender inequality. The most determined pushed forward, driven by enthusiasm, strength, and unprecedented creativity #CaliforniaModernistWomenThis tweet was posted on June 21, 2022.
During the late 1930s, appliances for the office and home underwent a major streamline design transformation. Even sewing machines were streamlined. #StreamlinesAestheticsThis tweet was posted on April 04, 2019.
Each circuit board in “Terra-Techne“ by #LizGlynn depicts a different design in the evolution of the silicon chip. In this inverted landscape, technology replaces the root network of the plant, symbolically becoming the source of growth and connectivity in the digital age. This tweet was posted on January 24, 2020.
Eames plywood chairs exhibit a functional harmoniously simple design that flexes to fit the sitter. #AModernApproachThis tweet was posted on March 03, 2017.
Edith Heath created ceramics that combined modern design with the hand-made aesthetics of studio pottery. In the early 1940s, she moved west and took classes in ceramics at the California School of Fine Arts (now the @SFAIofficial) and @UCBerkeley. #CaliforniaModernistWomenThis tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.
Edmund Culpeper, rock star of microscopy c.1720, designed a concave mirror to reflect light & illuminate specimens: http://t.co/XuzoqSThThis tweet was posted on December 29, 2011.
Elaborate engraved designs of masted ships and hunting scenes cover a trinket box from the 1850s. http://t.co/tjriE9amt2This tweet was posted on May 28, 2013.
Emilio Pucci designed his 6th and final uniform for Braniff in 1974. Dubbed “The Classic Collection” after his similarly named uniform series from 1968, it showcased a swirling Pucci print along with blue and green elements that could be combined for more than 25 different looks. This tweet was posted on February 02, 2022.
English designer William Morris created the original design for @BradburyWalls St. James wallpaper for Queen Victoria for St. James’s Palace. This time-lapsed video shows the wallpaper, which requires 17 different colors, being hand silk-screened. #victorianpaperedwall https://t.co/MVA6kMbKihThis tweet was posted on September 21, 2022.
Event Alert! March 28, 2023, at 7PM PST: Join our curator Nicole and fashion designer Anthony Cruz Legarda for a talk on our recent exhibition on Pina textile lace! The talk will be ONLINE. Sign up here: https://t.co/3cbIucGItA This tweet was posted on February 10, 2023.
Exposure to Ancient Egypt inspired the Egyptian Revival, a design style that permeated western decorative arts and furniture in the nineteenth century. In furniture, Egyptian Revival pieces rarely comprised a full suite; rather they served as statement pieces. #VictorianPedestalsThis tweet was posted on August 27, 2019.
Exposure to Ancient Egypt inspired the Egyptian Revival, a design style that permeated western decorative arts and furniture in the nineteenth century. Obelisks, hieroglyphs, sphinxes, pyramids, scarabs, and lotus blossoms were popular motifs. #VictorianPedestalsThis tweet was posted on June 05, 2019.