257 results for: Innovation and Invention
TomboyX Essential Soft Bra, 2018
Seattle-based TomboyX launched in 2012 to meet a need, though a different one than originally intended. Fran Dunaway wanted to design a better button-down shirt for women. The online fundraising campaign resonated with those looking for something different, but shirts were not what they wanted. So many people voiced a need for gender-neutral underwear that Dunaway and co-founder Naomi Gonzalez…
ID Number:2018.65.2
Date:2018
Black and white generative knit scarf made by Fabienne Serriere of KnitYak, 2018
KnitYak is where Seattle’s tech and apparel communities intersect. Programmer Fabienne Serrière launched KnitYak in 2015. The company uses computer code to create scarves with an industrial knitting machine. Every scarf is sold with a printout of its code. Members of the computer-and-tech community are her biggest clients, which may be because KnitYak’s designs reflect their area of expertise. For…
ID Number:2018.66.1
Date:2018
Salish pattern Honor blanket, designed by Louie Gong of Eighth Generation, 2018
Eighth Generation is taking back the wool blanket market and empowering Indigenous artists along the way. In 2015, they became the first Indigenous-owned company to offer wool blankets. They stand as an ethical alternative to companies that profit from designs that are “Native-inspired.” This particular design references Coast Salish weaving patterns that stretch back thousands of years. While these blankets…
ID Number:2018.72.1
Date:2018
Blanket pin made by Peter Gong, 2018
Carver Peter Gong (Squamish) made the custom yew wood wolf pin closure. Peter is uncle to Louie Gong, founder of Eighth Generation, a Seattle-based and Indigenous-owned wool blanket company. This pin was made to fasten the Salish blanket when worn around the shoulders. Eighth Generation strengthens the Indigenous artist community by contracting directly with cultural artists from around the country.
ID Number:2018.72.2
Date:2018
Pair of Outdoor Research X-Gaiters with foam inserts, 1981
In 1980, physicist and mountaineer Ron Gregg found himself in a perilous situation on Alaska’s Denali. Gregg’s climbing partner suffered frostbite and was airlifted out, all due to poorly designed gaiters—an accessory that covers the ankle and lower leg. After the well-planned trip was derailed by one failed accessory, Gregg created a solution: the foot-insulating X-Gaiter. Gregg launched Seattle-based Outdoor…
ID Number:2018.74.1
Date:1981
Seattle Times and American Institute of Architects (AIA) Home of the Month Award presented to Benjamin F. McAdoo, Jr., 1957
From the 1950s-1970s, Benjamin McAdoo (1920-1981) was the first Black person to own an architecture firm in Seattle and was the first Black man to practice architecture in Washington State. Born in Pasadena, California, he earned a BA at the University of Washington in 1946. He was President of the Seattle Chapter of the NAACP from 1964-1968 during which he…
ID Number:2018.85.1
Date:1957
Certificate of Life Membership plaque presented to Benjamin F. McAdoo, Jr. from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1971
Benjamin McAdoo (1920-1981) was the first Black person to own an architecture firm in Seattle and was the first Black man to practice architecture in Washington State. Born in Pasadena, California, he earned a BA at the University of Washington in 1946. He was President of the Seattle Chapter of the NAACP from 1964-1968 during which he broadcast a weekly…
ID Number:2018.85.2
Date:1971
Architectural business sign for "Benjamin F. McAdoo & Company," ca. 1970s
From the 1950s-1970s, Benjamin McAdoo (1920-1981) was the first Black person to own an architecture firm in Seattle and was the first Black man to practice architecture in Washington State. Born in Pasadena, California, he earned a BA at the University of Washington in 1946. He was President of the Seattle Chapter of the NAACP from 1964-1968 during which he…
ID Number:2018.85.3
Date:Circa 1970
Toolbox owned by Benjamin F. McAdoo, Jr., ca. 1940
From the 1950s-1970s, Benjamin McAdoo (1920-1981) was the first Black person to own an architecture firm in Seattle and was the first Black man to practice architecture in Washington State. Born in Pasadena, California, he earned a BA at the University of Washington in 1946. He was President of the Seattle Chapter of the NAACP from 1964-1968 during which he…
ID Number:2018.85.4
Date:Circa 1940
Top and skirt from Sabika Seattle styled with lace scarf, 2016-2018
Local designer Sabika Makhdoom created this asymmetrical charmeuse blouse with layered chiffon hem and long cream skirt made of chiffon strips on linen. Makhdoom is Muslim and began designing because she wanted more options for clothing that was modest but also colorful and visually interesting. The coral color of this top is a cheerful contrast to the darker colors that…
ID Number:2018.92.13.ONLINE
Date:2016-2018