Street Anatomy

Erwin the Little Patient

How cute is he?! Erwin the Little Patient, sold by the company Wild & Wooly is an interesting teaching toy, fun for all ages. He comes dressed as a patient in a dressing gown, but can be opened up for some internal organ education. From my guess, it looks like he has a heart, lungs, liver, stomach, kidney, bladder and intestines. For the future doctor it could be a wonderful tool for teaching children about health.

The only downside is that he’s currently out of stock (more to come though).

Justin Parker for Esque

Anatomical Heart Vase. Life-like heart, with ventricles for flower stems. 5" tall.

Glass Eye. Approximately 4" diameter.

Guilded Skull gold leaf gives it color. Around 5" around

Mirrored Skull Hand sculpted. Adult size, approximately 8" diameter. Silvered interior.

Portland-based glass studio, Esque Studio, run by Justin Parker and Andi Kovel, creates “modern, functional, concept-based glassware aimed at the design industry and away from the pedestal.  These guys have become huge, leading the trend in designer glassware and even rising to one of Time Magazine’s most influential international design studios.

I just love the fact that they added anatomical glasswork design to their collection!  I don’t know much about glass blowing, but blowing glass into the shape of a skull seems incredibly difficult.

The pieces above were all exquisitely designed by Justin Parker.

[spotted by my dear Katie Walsh]

Gifts for Your Man

Men, here’s your chance to get some seriously awesome fashions. Dress up and do it right! In my opinion, these are all top notch choices to plug a little anatomical

1. Here’s a bag to carry, you can study Grey’s Anatomy as you stroll. Good for school, work, and exploring the world, this messenger bag definitely shows off where your interests lie. The Etsy company, Cotton Spaceship, has some cool stuff in their shop. $42
2. For the special occasions (or if you’re uber-rad, everyday), this Vanities wool tie is definitely a change up from the old-school bowties of yore. Give it a shot! $220
3. Men, you can pull of jewelery. Especially when it’s embossed with skulls and diamonds. Me&Ro, $390
4. If you’re not a bow tie man, try this one on. Maybe with a nicely tailored pinstripe suit, or a good plaid button down. Alexander McQueen would never let you down. $175
5. Now here’s some awesome underwear. Get a few to postpone the inevitable laundry day and know that under your jeans you’ve got some seriously cool drawers on. Zara, $16.90
6. It’s nautical, it’s skulls, it’s blue. 3 things I like. Urban Outfitters, $28

Gifts for the Kitchen

Sing it with me now—It’s that time of year, when the world falls in love…with anatomy!

Okay, maybe it’s not that time of the year. But anyway, it is a gift giving season and Street Anatomy readers shouldn’t be left out in the cold. Here’s a few intriguing items for the chef/entertainer/anatomist in your life.

1. Sugar cubes created by Etsy artist DemBones would add a treat to a special occasion. I can only imagine what it looks like as they melt into a drink. Grab a bag for the tea enthusiast in your life. $10/bag
2. Feeling dirty? Clean off with these carefully molded brain soaps by Etsy company KcSoapsNmore. A range of lovely soaps fill the site, but of course I was drawn to these. I also spotted some soap in the shape of molars, but they were sold out. $4.50
3. Intrigue guests with this Skull & Bones tray. There’s nothing like munching on hors d’oeuvres from a fun plate. $28
4. I LOVE the name for these: GingerDead Man cookie cutters. Fred Flare never disappoints, and these cookies would be amazing any time of the year. The cookie cutter impresses the skeleton into the dough, making the 5″ skeletons. J’dore! $9
5. To put a classic twist on an everyday object, pick up this cutting board. Called the “Bad Husband Board” it’s meant to get out some anger. I, however, think I would pretend to do some out-of-class dissection. Cooking has never been so gory! $19

Noah Scalin for Kennith Cole

Our lovely friend Noah Scalin of Skull-a-Day, recently designed this ornamental skull for a Kenneth Cole t-shirt in this seasons collection.  I like how subtle the grey skull design looks against the dark shirt.  It says, I like fancy skulls, whatever.

The t-shirt is available at Kenneth Cole for $35. Would make a great holiday gift!