The new aesthetic prosthetics

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It is not easy to be a pioneer in the competing world of designers and already existing products. But being a designer is all about just that, thinking new! That's exactly hat Hans Alexander Huseklepp, a student at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, did. His “Immaculate” explores new possibilities for prosthetic devices.

Basically, the Immaculate prosthetic limb exploits the idea of turning a handicap into a high-performance, cybernetic fashion statement. Instead of imitating a normal arm, like all regular prosthetic limbs do, Hans Alexander Huseklepp decided to apply the same philosophy used in eyewear, and make products go from being purely functional to become objects of fashion and identity. And this is how this concept was born.

Immaculate is a neurological prosthetic connected to the users’ central nervous system. The exterior of the prosthetic is textile clad in Corian plates. Corian is the brand name for a solid surfacing material composed of acrylic polymer and alumina trihydrate. It is said to be a thermosetting plastic, but can be thermoformed by heating it to 149 degrees Celsius, allowing unique shapes to be created.

Its primary use is for kitchen worktops and bathroom vanity tops, but is also commonly used as a wall cladding in moisture applications (wet walls). Solid surface
materials are very versatile and can be joined, shaped and finished to create many products.

The Corian allows embedded technology to be seamlessly integrated, and in union with the textile gives the prosthetic a clear graphical identity. Each joint is a globe joint, allowing a larger freedom of movement than a normal human arm.