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May 18, 2016 08:20 am GMT
The studio is the home of the Alternative Limb Project, the brainchild of prosthetic limb designer Sophie de Oliveira Barata. From this tiny space, she creates custom body parts -- jewelled lower legs adorned with speakers; realistic upper arms with snakes entwined; limbs with tiny cages, drawers and dragons -- a world away from standard prosthetics. More about Uk, Design, Tech, and Lifestyle
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Inside the hidden world of prosthetic limb design
LONDON -- In a nondescript building on an average road in an anonymous part of north London lie dozens of arms, legs and feet. The dismembered limbs sit among nuts, bolts, feathers and cogs.
A wall of saws, hammers and drills stands opposite a freezer full of flesh-coloured material and the rubbery top half of a naked old woman hides behind a shelf.
It's an odd place, but from it come beautiful things. Read more...
The studio is the home of the Alternative Limb Project, the brainchild of prosthetic limb designer Sophie de Oliveira Barata. From this tiny space, she creates custom body parts -- jewelled lower legs adorned with speakers; realistic upper arms with snakes entwined; limbs with tiny cages, drawers and dragons -- a world away from standard prosthetics. More about Uk, Design, Tech, and Lifestyle
Original Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/hoca42J44FI/
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