Aung Nawacharoen forwarded me the link this morning to check out an Eames inspired prosthetic leg that Joanna Hawley has designed at Carnegie Mellon. Joanna goes on to write on her site that:
“Prosthetics generally lack humanity, style and grace. Often, they look much like landing gear and make the wearer uncomfortable, self aware, and sometimes depressed. By channeling the Eames’ use materials and iconic style, we designed a leg with Steve McQueen in mind. We sought to convey a creative use of positive and negative space, a balance of materials and a reflection of the wearer.”
I would give my right arm for a leg like that!
Nice work Joanna.
via Fast Company
