I’ve actually toiled over the best way to make a knit thyroid gland (since I, and a few people very close to me, have had problems with the pesky little thing). I think Ben Cuevas found the magic design…incorporate the throat/spine!
See other shots here.
Heather Cox is a fantastically innovative artist and sculptor. I’ve been marveling at her Nonpareil Project, which features shapes sewn into plastic bags and filled with tiny rainbow candy pellets.
Detail:
This woman has such an amazing imagination. Who would think to combine these elements? Genius.
It’s worth going through all of her projects. You’ll find everything from tissue paper to pencil erasers to nail clippers, combined in amazing structures and designs.
Thanks to Haunt Style for reminding me to post this.
Bathing caps were quite popular decades ago when women were reluctant to dunk their nicely curled and styled hair under water (lest they have to return to the beauty parlor). My grandmother used to wear them, and the look/smell of bright rubber flowers atop a head brings back memories.
Swiss Miss just featured this newfangled take on the classic design. I can’t think of any reason I’d ever need to wear one, but this would probably be my choice.
Okay, so it’s a tad clinical. But I still like it.
I’ve had Kate MacDowell bookmarked for a while, and I’ve looked at her gallery at least three or four times this week.
Her sculptures are stunning blends of anatomy and nature. Slightly macabre, always thought provoking…
AND, some can be illuminated for extra effect.
See the gallery here.
I have to add the Corpus Interactive Museum to my list of European destinations.
Many young Americans consider Holland a desirable vacation spot for the plethora of legal debauchery, but the Dutch have won my heart with this amazing museum! Shaped like a human body, this building offers a larger than life tour through human anatomy.
The tour begins on an escalator ride through a wound in the calf. Once inside visitors experience the body’s reaction to a wood splinter. After the 3D fertilization movie, guests follow a block of cheese as it makes its way down the digestive tract. Other exhibits feature the heart, lungs, mouth, and of course the brain. A beanbag game even allows visitors to try and take down bacteria before it can cause an infection.
The video is in Dutch, but if you want a quick glimpse…
If anyone has gone, or gets a chance to go, you must tell me about it!
Found on Wellsphere
Ork Posters, why must you taunt me with your designs? I’ve already posted about the company, and now…
I absolutely love the new brain map, yet still can’t get myself to throw down $18 plus shipping for a small print.
Oh…oh God…I don’t quite know what to say about this, except for the fact that it looks like a cross between science fiction and my nightmares.
Yep, it’s a doorknob in the shape of a shiny silver hand.
When I look at this thing, I feel like the bad Terminator is coming to get me.
Found on Street Anatomy
My apologies if you’ve seen this before. But if anyone here hasn’t come across this invention (and has the urge to feel like part of a terrifying dystopian nightmare) who am I to withhold it?
Interactive media artist Mio I-zawa crafted this mechanical tumor that expands and contracts based on the amount of stress your computer is feeling.
Most of us know when we need to give our overheating CPU a rest, but in case you need a pulsating, malignant reminder…here’s how it works:
I-zawa also created a fleshy looking mechanical heart that moves in tandem with the user’s pulse. I must say, I’d like to walk around NYC with one of these, like it some sort of pet. Just for a day.
I’ve posted about Jason Freeny before, but I have to call attention to this awesome image I didn’t include last time.
I wish this was a real product.
Artist site
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