Artist Sells Ring Made of Own Skin
January 25, 2013
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"People sometimes joke about pouring blood, sweat, and tears into their work. Iceland-based designer Sruli Recht put some actual skin into his.
The Forget Me Knot ring is mainly made of 24-carat gold, but instead of sporting a diamond or an emerald, it has a bit of human skin for embellishment. That skin came from a willing donor, the designer himself."*
Fashion designer Sruli Recht created a ring covered in a piece of his own skin, complete with hair. Why did he make this? Is it so different from leather? And why does it cost so much? John Iadarola (TYT University), Desi Doyen (Green News Report), and Lissette Padilla (The Lip TV) discuss.
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