An Italian Design Firm is Creating High Fashion Mutants

Italian design firm Do the Mutation is creating high-fashion (and high concept) "mutants," using individualized 3-D-printed masks. This blend of a science fiction aesthetic with cutting-edge design is creating something new and unique.

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Spirit Foxes and Raunchy Demons in Japanese Netsuke Art

Japanese carved figurines, called netsuke, weren't just cool works of art — they served a practical purpose as wardrobe accessories. A well-dressed Japanese man prior to the twentieth century could display his wealth and taste, with beautiful and intricate carvings of demons and cavorting spirits.

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These X-Men T-shirt designs really are uncanny

Feeling as though you're trapped in a world that hates and fears you for your amazing abilities? You can show your mutant pride by wearing one of these new contest-winning X-Men T-shirt designs from We Love Fine. Chosen by a panel of judges including famed X-scribe Chris Claremont.

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Japan solves your "giant Evangelion-themed bowling pin" cosplay needs

Have you ever thought, "Man, I wish I could go bowling while I was wearing a giant bowling pin costume — and it would be even better if those bowling pins were designed like the giant robots featured in the popular anime Evangelion!" No, of course not, because you're not insane.

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Brilliant and bejeweled prostheses designed to stand out instead of…

While many prosthetic limbs are either purely functional, or designed to somewhat resemble the limbs they replace, the prostheses designed by Sophie de Oliveira Barata for her Alternative Limb Project celebrate their artificial nature. This design studio creates personalized limbs that offer a beauty very distinct from …

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