1670
blanket history
FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE WERE THE ORIGINAL TRADERS OF THE TONAL 2 COLOR POINT BLANKET DATING BACK TO THE MID 1600’S. THE BLANKETS WERE USED FOR COATS, SAILS, TENTS, AND OTHER END USES.
2 TONE BLANKET COLOR WAYS
TRADITIONAL TONAL TWO COLOR POINT BLANKETS.
blanket history
DURING THE 1800’S THE BRIGHTER BLANKETS WERE ADOPTED INTO THE TRADE. THE SIGNATURE 4 COLOR HBC POINT BLANKET BECAME THE COLOR WAY OF CHOICE IN 1870. THE POINT SYSTEM DEPICTED BOTH SIZE AND QUALITY OF THE BLANKETS. 1 BLANKET COULD BE TRADED FOR 1 BEAVER.
branding direction
Incorporated in
Incorporated in by The Hudson Bay Company pour la Companie de Baie Hudson
1670 Incorporated in
by The Hudson Bay Company pour la Companie de Baie Hudson
by The Hudson Bay Company pour la Companie de Baie Hudson
TWO COLOR VARIATIONS ON THE LABEL. POINT MEASURING KEY USED AS A DESIGN ELEMENT. BRITISH HBC CORPORATION FLAG IS OURS! WE FELL USING “INCORPORATED” TO ANNOUNCE THE BRAND COULD BE GREAT! AND IT’S LEGIT. WE SEE A CONTRAST VERSION LABEL AS A GOOD OPTION FOR LOUNGE OR FOR CATEGORIES.
pattern direction
BEAVER TAIL HAND SKETCH
MAP DECORATIVE FOULARD
BOOK END RIBBON STRIPE
COMPASS DOT GRID
HERRINGBONE HBC STRIPE
1670 PATTERN WORK CAN BE DERIVED EASILY FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, PATTERNS, EMBLEMS, ICONS AND DECORATIONS. CREATING MODERN GARMENTS IN QUALITY FABRICS & APPLYING THE ORIGINAL DERIVATIVES OF THE PATTERN WORK WILL GIVE A NEW SPIN TO CLASSIC & HERITAGE INSPIRATION.
TRIBES OF THE FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE
CREE
OJIBWA
SIOUX
MÉTIS
THE FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE WERE THE REASON FOR THE FORMATION & ULTIMATELY THE SUCCESS OF THE HBC COMPANY. THE FORTS WERE SET UP ACROSS CANADA TO CLOTHE AND SUPPLY THE TRIBES AS THEY TRAPPED THE BEAVER PELTS DESIRED BY THE BRITISH AND EUROPEAN FASHIONABLY ELITE. SOUGHT AFTER BY THE HAT TRADE. HBC DOMINATED THE TRADE BUSINESS. THE FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE ARTWORK COLLABORATION IS TO BE APPROACHED CAREFULLY AND RESPECTIVELY BY REACHING OUT TO THE NATIVE ARTIST TO CREATE A RELATIONSHIP.