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SkinBag

Juniper Foo | Aug 29, 2006

Dr Gunther von Hagens' macabre Body Worlds exhibition meets The Silence of the Lambs (think serial killer Buffalo Bill who skins his victims after murdering them). French artist Olivier Goulet's fashion sense is clearly skin-deep. Though no blood was shed in the making of the SkinBags (its makers swear it's synthetic human skin), owning one must guarantee either instant revulsion or gross-out curiosity for the wearer. If you think the laptop bag's not sufficiently grisly, check out the vest. Sorta looks like you've been skinned alive. Disturbing.

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Via TechEBlog

Price: US$601 for laptop bag
Availability: Check site
Device: Laptop bag
Basic specs: 39 x 29cm, 1cm fabric layer, side pocket, handcrafted

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Peekaboo Chair

Juniper Foo | Aug 18, 2006

If you haven't quite mastered the inscrutable Asian face at boardroom power meetings, take cover with Stockholm designer Stefan Borselius' Peekaboo Chair. It's a felt-covered lounge chair with a difference--an optional hood with transparent plastic front that can be attached for privacy. Or retreat. When the going gets tough, it's shutters down. All that's missing is an automated hinge to bring that plexi hood down at the click of a button.

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Via Coolest-Gadgets.com

Price: US$2,715 for chair, US$855 for hood
Availability: Check out the info at Borselius Design
Device: Lounge chair
Basic specs: N.A.

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Sentavi Solarium

Juniper Foo | Aug 01, 2006

This is one gizmo that just recalls a Chandler-Joey moment in Friends. "Way! No way! Way! No way!" Dutch company Sentavi has created a 2-in-1 product that can only leave you gasping in surprise--it lets you have an all body tan while you shower. Which, of course, also gives Sentavi's Web master plenty of leeway to demo models in the buff, both in still and moving images. Bet the guys will need a cold shower right after.

Via OhGizmo

Price: N.A.
Availability: More info here
Device: Solarium with shower
Basic specs: Can be built into any bathroom, frame wall of 20cm deep, 10-step installation which may require professional help

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