Category Archives: Anatomy

Clocking in at a mere $3,953, this skeletor belt by Italian designer, Delfina Delettrez, takes “hugging the hips” to new meaning. A great statement piece for any outfit, the beautifully cast hands are almost delicate looking against a soft fabric. How great would this be over a trench coat with a pair of heels this spring/summer?

Would you believe the items above have been created to support literacy? The back story: in 2008, David Eggers gave a TED talk regarding literacy and the 826 literacy program, which is here in the US and appears to be a great program in a slew of cities across the country. He posed the thought of beginning something similar in London. Many meetings and some great thoughts came and went; 2 years later The Ministry of Stories was born. Design firm we made this worked with the Arts Council and the JJ Charitable Trust to create a fun inviting space:

The Ministry follows the model of the 826 centres: a writing centre where kids aged 8-18 can get one-to-one tuition with professional writers and other volunteers; with the centres being housed behind fantastical shop fronts designed to fire the kids’ imaginations (and generate income for the writing centres).

A shop named Horton Street Monster Supplies is the income generator, and boy do I wish I could stop by and do my part. I would really like some canned Mortal Terror or a jar of Organ Marmalade. This is the greatest idea ever, and I sincerely hope it does well.

Yet another fabulous chart designed by our favorite plush organ designer, iHeartGuts!   This is so much more entertaining (and therefore more likely to be read in a doctor’s office) than those boring anatomical charts.  Just sayin.Ahem, docs.

Doesn’t look like these are for sale at the moment, but hopefully they will be in the future!

I’m curious, what’s your favorite slang for breasts??

Martin Hsu is a Los Angeles based self proclaimed “Art nerd.” His above piece, “Birds of a Feather” is featured on the blog Scissorhands 20th. Scissorhands 20th was started by Seb Mesnard and is a collection of works by various artists all paying tribute to Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands. I suppose the blog could have been featured here before, or the film, considering that the main character’s primary struggle surrounds his anatomy. This particular piece though, is beautiful on so many levels.

For those who are unfamiliar with the story, one thing Edward (Johnny Depp) does is create art out of shrubbery. And the idea for creating Edward came to the inventor (Vincent Price) after thinking of creating a person out of cookie heart. Part of what makes Edward so genuinely kind is his heart.

I love Hsu’s piece because it is a heart, but also because it shows a split, just as Edward experiences rifts from the community that once embraced him and then turned their backs.

Check out more of Hsu’s work on his blog. And check out more Scissorhands tributes at Scissorhands 20th.

If you have not seen the movie – what is wrong with you?!

Guilt

Dried

Bite

Struggling with chronic pain and illness for most of her life has educated and inspired Rachel Kilback to transfer that energy straight into her art.

Rachel says of her work,

I long for freedom. Because of this I create art that has been called “reckless” and “intense”. Look for pain and struggle in my work. Nature features prominently in what I do. Material found in nature becomes integral to explorations of relationships between humans and other animals, as well as the female body and culture.

The works featured above are incredibly detailed representations of vaginas. Notice the sharp “teeth” on the last one, titled “Bite.”

View more of Rachel’s work on her portfolio site, elleavuleloup.ca

I thought it would be great to compare this version of an anatomical nesting doll, by Kim Hu, with the previous post of Jason Leveque’s nesting doll.

Kim designed this lovely little nesting doll for a graduation project last spring for her Illustration and Design major.  I love that she created more layers of anatomy, down to the tiny skeleton. It’s fantastic!