• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Ihof Logo Header 182px 67px
Search DropdownSearch IconNominate
  • About
    • Advisory Board
    • Previous Events
  • Inductees
  • News
    • Blog
    • Announcements
  • Nominate
Home / Inductees in the News / Innovative “Names Dress” Honors Women in STEAM
28 May 2019

Innovative “Names Dress” Honors Women in STEAM

Two Internet Hall of Fame inductees are partially responsible for the inspiration of a new exhibit honoring notable women across multiple fields.  

Created by fashion technology pioneer Sylvia Heisel, the Names Dress features 3D printed names of more than 300 women from the fields of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM).

Inscription of names Elizabeth Feinler and Radia Perlman.

Made of flexible, compostable bio-plastic, the piece stems in part from conversations Heisel had with 2014 inductee Radia Perlman and 2012 inductee Elizabeth Feinler. 

“The Names Dress is a tribute to women, known and unknown, historic and contemporary, in these interconnected and evolving fields. The Dress is also an exploration of the use of sustainable materials and techniques in creating innovative textiles and garments,” Heisel said in a recent blog post.

The Names Dress is on display at Florence’s Museo Salvatore Ferragamo through March 8, 2020. 

Related Posts

22 July 2019

Predicting Internet’s Future; Celebrating Its Past

Read More about Predicting Internet’s Future; Celebrating Its Past

17 January 2019

How Steve Jobs Taught Bob Metcalfe to ‘Break Eggs’

Read More about How Steve Jobs Taught Bob Metcalfe to ‘Break Eggs’

26 March 2019

Destroy the Internet? It Is Possible.

Read More about Destroy the Internet? It Is Possible.

30 September 2019

The Early Internet Threatened Librarians; One Woman Changed Their Minds

Read More about The Early Internet Threatened Librarians; One Woman Changed Their Minds

Footer

Facebook F 1
Twitter 1
Youtube 1
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us

The Internet Hall of Fame is presented by:

Internet Society 76x25

USA

11710 Plaza America Drive
Suite 400
Reston, VA 20190
+1-703-439-2120

Switzerland

Rue Vallin 2
CH-1201 Geneva
+41-22-807-1444

Other Offices

© 2023 Internet Society