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Category: Biology
Okay, so this apron by Aksel Varichon is awesome. Very fun. But what's with the oven mitt? If the premise of the apron is that we're seeing internal anatomy partially revealed on the wearer's body, doesn't the matching mitt...
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 11:04 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Biology
A gift idea for the person who already has everything: spider silk couture! (Or the closest thing to it). It took one million spiders to produce the silk for this textile from Madagascar (although the wild spiders were released...
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 8:28 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Science
Writing a dissertation is rarely fun. Most scientists I know look back on grad school as, well, a circle of Hell. But it's interesting when AAAS, the professional organization of scientists, endorses this viewpoint - as they appear to...
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 9:56 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Biology
On how many chilly fall days have you woken up and thought to yourself, "it's too cold for bare legs and too warm for wool tights - I need some vintage cell division illustration leggings"? Okay, maybe never -...
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 10:30 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Books
For the bibliophile who can't bear to leave all his or her books at home: a one-of-a-kind necklace of eleven miniature leather-bound books by TheBlackSpotBooks. Via NotCot....
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 6:52 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Biology
This toddler t-shirt from Twisted Twee comes in sizes up to 4 years, and is inspired by "just a few of the items my young daughter Betty consumed in her first year." The buttons I understand, but the toy soldier?...
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 10:50 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Conspicuous consumption
While browsing etsy this weekend, I was impressed with some of the unusual pieces from seller 19moons. These salvaged, chimeric pieces look much more expensive than they are....
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 8:20 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Artists & Art
Irish artist Sabrina Meyns makes botanical jewelry out of paper and silver.
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 11:23 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Wearables
Jewelry designer Delfina Delettrez is young, a fourth-generation member of the Fendi family, and apparently obsessed with anatomy. Her most intriguing creation is a Skeletor-like carpal gauntlet: The silver hand will cost you about $24K. If you haven't got that...
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 10:00 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Yikes!
Zombie Stomper by Iron Fist, via Haute Macabre Yup - Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter is the project the author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is doing next. While my review of P&P&Z was pretty positive, I'm not sure I...
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 12:00 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
