REVOLUTION MILLS STUDIO

Revolution Mills is a part of the textile industry. It makes up a part of the Cones Mill Complex. Cone Mills was created in an effort to the dire need of a selling point that would compete with the mills of the north. Two brothers Moses and Ceasar Cone realized this need. Revolution Mills began as a flannel factory in 1898. It started as “Revelation” due to the fact that flannel was not a textile produced in the southern region and it was considered very innovated. Because of the biblical connotation that the word “Revelation” had it is said that they than chose to name it Revolution Mills. (revolutionmillstudios.com) Revolution Mills created a sense of change for Greensboro and the south as a whole. It was the first modern flannel mill in the Southern Region of the U.S.
Upon reading this information I never knew that there was a strong historical aspect behind the mills studio. Revolution Mills started as “the change” and once it switched over into Revolution Studios it signified a “revival”. This revival occurred in 2003 when Revolution Studios, LLC, bought it. In searching through the website I was amazed at the high level of work they create. As well as the strong connection they have within the community, from having socials for “tenants” to even having a walking club. I was amazed that there were so many businesses housed in this place. I looked at all the websites they had on there some were pretty interesting as far as what they stood for which is in relation to Revolution Mills overall tenant. I enjoyed looking at Abigail Seymour’s website (www.abigailseymour.com), she is a photographer. Abigail Seymour Photography is a photography business that houses other photographers each specializing in their own areas and having their own portfolio visible for people to see. I really loved the photos of the last post entitled Melinda & Ben. The angles of the photos that were taken were just phenomenal to me. They really catch the emotions of the people; you can feel the happiness that Melinda feels. I also really liked that the photographers took a detailed stance in that some of the images are blurred, for example the up close image of the bride, Melinda, her veil and face is blurred but her dress is not so you can see the details on her dress. Overall I enjoyed looking at this particular website. I was able to see that each website/ business is different but their overall purpose is the same.