Cairo Throw
The original emoji, Cairo was a typeface designed by Susan Kare in 1984 for the first Macintosh operating system. Taking its name from the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt, each symbol was drawn by hand using the bitmap grid. A few notable symbols lived on into later operating systems including the cursor and watch.
Kare designed this woven blanket for the Jacquard loom, an early example of computer-controlled machinery, operated with punched cards and invented by Joseph Jacquard in 1801.
Materials:
100% cotton, reversible
Dimensions:
50 x 70 in
Do not bleach, machine wash gentle, cold, hang dry.
Meet the Designer
In the 80s, Susan Kare began work at Apple Computer designing fonts, icons, and graphic elements for the nascent Macintosh operating system and applications.