Film stars wore flashy boots of exotic leathers with embossing & inlaid designs such as flowers, horses, cacti, & cattle. #ShoesinCulture
This tweet was posted on August 18, 2017.
Finely crafted wooden cabinets with carefully radiused corners were artfully designed. Wood-case sets were the flagships of tabletop radios and paired contrasting grill cloths with bright metals and lacquered woods. #RadioSFO #ontheradio #radio #radios
This tweet was posted on August 07, 2018.
Finnish artist Rut Bryk's background in illustration & design is evident in her imaginative wall plaques: http://t.co/bQLul7lb
This tweet was posted on May 22, 2012.
Following the peak of their popularity in the West during the 1880s, Japanese designs continued to provide inspiration to the Art Nouveau movement at the turn of the twentieth century in Europe and the United States. #Japonisme
This tweet was posted on November 28, 2022.
For Qantas’ flight service staff, Pucci designed a uniform of bright orange jackets with canary dress shirts and striped ties. Check out the detail work on the button!
#FlyingSouthernCross #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on July 19, 2022.
For our upcoming exhibition “California Studio Craft” our graphic designers create multiple iterations of the title graphics before deciding which work best. The options are laid out before the final decisions are made. Stay tuned for more #behindthescenes! #muselife #sneakpeek
This tweet was posted on May 31, 2019.
French manufacturers and English potteries rarely copied scenes faithfully; instead, they adapted imagery—adding, removing, and even reversing sections of prints. Elements from several prints were often combined into one design. #ZuberScenicWallpaper #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on March 18, 2020.
From 1804 to 1860, Zuber et Zie offered 25 scenic papers beginning with Les Vues de Suisse (1804). Designed by Pierre-Antoine Mongin (1761–1827), it depicts many famous tourist attractions in Switzerland. #scenicwallpaper #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on January 06, 2021.
From 1875–80, Burges designed his own home, the Tower House in London, in the Gothic Revival style. Burges incorporated figurative scenes in his heavily ornamented designs, conjuring myths, medieval romances, and animal fables. #victorianpaperedwall #wallpaper
This tweet was posted on January 19, 2022.
George Nelson melded European modernism with American industrial design in furniture, household items, & office components. #AModernApproach
This tweet was posted on October 24, 2016.
Germany's Stollwerch Chocolate Co. made phonographs designed to play chocolate records - yum! http://t.co/gQglIKbM (It's the tiny one)
This tweet was posted on January 03, 2012.
Go green! Renderings for T2's LEED Gold design by Gensler are on view in the Aviation Museum in the IT: http://t.co/c2kZPVHd
This tweet was posted on December 09, 2011.
Gorgeous carved geometric designs cover this late 19th century door from central Nigeria. The… http://t.co/G26JnyWscA
This tweet was posted on June 24, 2014.
Gorham was the first American manufacturer to perfect and market Japanese-inspired objects of red copper with silver appliqués, hand wrought, hammered, and engraved by their silversmiths.
#Japonisme #Japan #Design
This tweet was posted on January 18, 2023.
Great design work (& interesting cross-marketing) on Capital Airlines' 1950s ticket jacket: http://t.co/5lxDZGJamG #aviation
This tweet was posted on June 19, 2014.
Hannah Barlow, a lead artist at Royal Doulton’s Lambeth studio, used reference sketches for her signature animal designs, which were incised directly into the clay and colored with cobalt for definition. #Caticons
This tweet was posted on October 06, 2018.
Happy 90th birthday to Valentino Garavani, who was born #onthisday in 1932 in Italy! Rome-based fashion designer #Valentino brought his passion for color to #TWA in 1971 with a uniform collection that included men’s wear and pants for women. #AvGeek #uniform
This tweet was posted on May 11, 2022.
Happy 93rd birthday to Stan Herman! Herman was born #onthisday in 1928 in Brooklyn, New York City. The fashion designer counts several airlines including TWA (Trans World Airlines) among a long list of large companies for which he has created uniforms. #StanHerman
This tweet was posted on September 17, 2021.
Happy Birthday Isamu Noguchi, who was born on this day in 1904 in Los Angeles, California. In 2018, SFO Museum and the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum presented an exhibition on the famed industrial designer and sculptor, “Isamu Noguchi: Inside and Out”. #IsamuNoguchi
This tweet was posted on November 17, 2022.
Happy Birthday to French designer Christian Lacroix (b. 1951), who is often credited with reviving Parisian couture. In 2005, he brought the first major change to Air France’s uniform in 17 years with a wardrobe of over 100 pieces to dress the airline’s 36,000 employees. #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on May 16, 2022.
Happy Birthday, Ralph Lauren! Born #onthisday in New York City in 1939, the iconic American fashion designer began his career as a glove salesman for Brooks Brothers. #RalphLauren
This tweet was posted on October 14, 2021.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Aer Lingus, the flag carrier of Ireland, was founded in 1936. The airline has incorporated the Irish emblem into four different livery designs, including their most recent rebranding.
#AvGeek #AerLingus #StPatricksDay
This tweet was posted on March 17, 2023.
Her achievements included replacing artificial plants with live ones, pushing for shops and restaurants to reflect San Francisco’s culture, designing terminals with light and airy open spaces, and initiating the exhibition program, which became us! #52Objects #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on March 13, 2023.
Herter Brothers’ holistic approach included designs for furniture, wall and ceiling decoration, and floor treatments. One wallpaper featured a design of peacock feathers; another fill paper and frieze exhibited floral and animal motifs on a dark background. #VictorianPaperedWall
This tweet was posted on May 25, 2022.
His signature textile is piña, and he has played a pivotal role in incorporating the fabric into high fashion designs, including bridal gowns, women’s couture, and men’s shirts.
#PineappletoPina #piña
This tweet was posted on August 29, 2022.