This Collection depicts the integration of metal and mechanics into the human body. The progression mimics the way architecture integrated steel: first only internally, disguised with familiar façades until the material is ultimately embraced and flaunted. Humans have begun to integrating mechanics internally, pacemakers, permanent retainers and joint replacements are all very common. This collection envisions this idea pushed to the extreme, and the journey to that point. The beginning of the collection is designed to support internal apparatus' use to replace organs and tissue. The silhouette remain sleek and uniform, the mechanics are hidden under a familiar facade. Next the machine reaches out from the body in the form of prosthetics. Accordion panels and casings in peach organza and leather accommodate while mimicking natural human motion to disguise the mechanic motion these spindles produce. These spindles move with the body but can also move to configure supporting, defensive, and offensive prosthesis or even third arms or legs. These casing mimic the familiar façade of skin. As the collection progresses there is less need for this façade and these spindles are no longer encased. Slowly the natural material of these prosthetics are visible in their raw beauty.
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