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"#AModernApproach: Mid-Century #Design" is on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal. https://t.co/3d6gwvW4UA #midcentury This tweet was posted on February 21, 2017.
"#AModernApproach: Mid-Century Design" is on display, pre-security, in the Intll Terminal. https://t.co/3d6gwvEu32 This tweet was posted on September 02, 2016.
"#AModernApproach: Mid-Century Design" will be on display, pre-security, in the Intl Terminal later this week! This tweet was posted on August 26, 2016.
"It’s beautiful materials, classic simple shapes that can seem timeless." See more mid-century design in"#AModernApproach" in the IT. https://t.co/WAjM8bKj96 This tweet was posted on October 06, 2016.
"Mrs. Robinson" features a corps de ballet of women, who move with the crisp efficiency of ideal mid-century femininity—and express the crippling impact of maintaining it. As the piece unfolds, the domestic goddesses are swept into the feminist movement in waves. #SFBalletAt90 This tweet was posted on March 24, 2023.
#Eames molded plywood chairs were available in a variety of woods & finishes, or upholstered. #AModernApproach #midcentury #design This tweet was posted on September 21, 2016.
#Eames plywood chairs exhibit a functional and sculptural, harmoniously simple design. #AModernApproach #midcentury #design This tweet was posted on September 21, 2016.
#RichardNeutra was best known for his mid-century modern architecture, but he also designed the furniture that would complement his home designs. #StreamlinesAesthetics This tweet was posted on June 10, 2019.
A group of Industrial Design students from CCA (@CACollegeofArts) came to see our #midcentury #design exhibition, #AModernApproach, today. This tweet was posted on February 23, 2017.
A recurring impulse in the work of American sculpture Isamu Noguchi is an irresistible compulsion to make three-dimensional sculptures from two-dimensional materials. This image was posted on May 10, 2018. #noguchisfo #isamunoguchi #noguchi #sculpture #art #modernart #lights #lamp #sculptures #metal #steel #akari #modernism #design #midcentury
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.
Aluminum made twentieth-century modern marvels such as airline travel, refrigeration, and space flight a reality. This image was posted on January 23, 2017. #midcentury #modern #design #peterschlumbohm
America’s fascination with the automobile reached new heights during the postwar years. This image was posted on December 13, 2018. #1950sconsumer #1950s #vintage #ford #cars #classic #classiccars #toycars #1950sstyle #1950svintage #50s #midcentury #classic #retro #goldenage
Born in Northern California and raised in Italy, jeweler and sculptor Peter Macchiarini (1909–2001) trained at the Art Academy in Pietrasanta in marble carving and ornamental art. This image was posted on January 19, 2017. #midcentury #modern #design #petermacchiarini #sfartist #sfhistory#sfarthistory
By the 1930s, American industrial designers were balancing form and function with technological innovation and new materials. This image was posted on September 08, 2016.
By the mid-1950s, record companies released the majority of rhythm-and-blues and rock ‘n’ roll songs as 45-rpm singles. This image was posted on March 01, 2019. #1950sconsumer #1950s #vintage #recordplayer #45rpm #50s #midcentury #classic #retro
By the mid-1950s, record companies released the majority of rhythm-and-blues and rock ‘n’ roll songs as 45-rpm singles. This image was posted on March 01, 2019. #1950sconsumer #1950s #vintage #recordplayer #45rpm #50s #midcentury #classic #retro
By the mid-1950s, record companies released the majority of rhythm-and-blues and rock ‘n’ roll songs as 45-rpm singles. This image was posted on March 01, 2019. #1950sconsumer #1950s #vintage #recordplayer #45rpm #50s #midcentury #classic #retro
Decorative arts take many shapes, from lighting and furniture, to serving utensils, storage vessels, and other artistically rendered housewares. This image was posted on December 27, 2016.
During the early twentieth century, the idea that children should spend time at play or in school, led to toys that encouraged learning. At mid-century, a large school-aged population triggered an urgency for new, more rigorous mathematical curricula in the US. #MathAtSFO This tweet was posted on April 11, 2022.
During the early twentieth century, the idea that children should spend time at play or in school, rather than working outside the home, led to toys that encouraged learning. This image was posted on April 11, 2022. #mathatsfo #mathematics #math #teaching
Eames plywood chairs exhibit a functional and sculptural, harmoniously simple design that flexes to fit the sitter through pivoting rubber shock-mount connections. This image was posted on March 03, 2017. #midcentury #modern #design #eames #lcw #rayeames #charleseames #womenshistorymonth
Famed industrial designer Raymond Loewy (1893–1986) designed and styled everything from Studebaker cars to refrigerators, corporate logos, and the NASA Skylab. This image was posted on March 30, 2017. #design #raymondloewy #industrialdesign #cocacola #sodaorpop
Famed industrial designer Raymond Loewy oversaw the first redesign of the iconic Coca-Cola bottle in 1954. #AModernApproach #midcentury This tweet was posted on March 30, 2017.
Good design was modern and organic, based on simple structures, clean lines, and honest materials. This image was posted on November 08, 2016. #design #cobralamp #gretamagnussongrossman #scandinaviandesign #modernscandinaviandesign
Have you ever been to a drive-in movie theatre? This image was posted on April 10, 2019. #1950sconsumer #1950s #50s #midcentury #drivein #driveinmovie #blueprint
Have you ever been to a drive-in movie theatre? This image was posted on April 10, 2019. #1950sconsumer #1950s #50s #midcentury #drivein #driveinmovie #blueprint
In honor of our 40th anniversary, every week this year we are highlighting one of our past exhibitions. This image was posted on September 24, 2020. #midcenturymodern #midcentury #amodernapproach #sfomat40 #tbtsfom #museumfromhome
Industrial designers refined and streamlined an array of domestic items during the mid-twentieth-century. This image was posted on November 02, 2016. #isamunoguchi #bakelite #industrial #industrialdesign #plastic #zenith