What inspires threeASFOUR’s closet? Explore translucent butterflies, intricate plants, and other amazing biological specimens that inspire the work of this innovative fashion label. Questions are included throughout to guide discussion and reflection of design choices.

threeASFOUR is the winner of the 2015 National Design Award in Fashion Design. 

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Bio: Recognized as one of the most innovative fashion labels today, threeASFOUR was founded in New York City in 2005 by Gabriel Asfour, Angela Donhauser, and Adi Gil, who hail from Lebanon, Tajikistan, and Israel, respectively. Having worked together since 1998 (under the label AsFour), the trio uses fashion to promote the need for human coexistence and collaboration, and fuses technology with traditional craftsmanship. The collective shows twice a year during New York Fashion Week and has collaborated with numerous artists and musicians, including Björk, Yoko Ono, and Matthew Barney. threeASFOUR’s designs are in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Palais Galliera in Paris. threeASFOUR is the winner of the 2015 National Design Award in Fashion Design. 

This Learning Lab collection was created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access and the Office of the Undersecretary for Education.

To learn more about this and other My Smithsonian Closet collections, please visit this Smithsonian Learning Lab blog post.