Sophie Oliveira Barata worked on special effect prosthetics for the television and movie industries in college, but wondered if she could use her skills to create stylish prosthetics for people who've lost limbs.
Thus The Alternative Limb Project was born.
Check out many more amazing alternative limbs that Sophie had created over at her website and Instagram - via Kottke
Photo: Omkaar Kotedia, model Kelly Knox
Photo: Ryan Seary wearing a detachable leg cover which fits over his C-leg (Photo by Omkaar Kotedia)
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On the utilitarian side, I knew a guy who lst an arm in farming accident. His prosthetic arm had a neat gadget that helped him shoot pool more easily that I could.
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Those are way cool! Why shouldn't prosthetics be arty? Just wait till some serious cyborgs are amongst us.
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now this is fascinating and extremely creative
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