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Light Tattoos & Skin Embossing

Temporary Body Mods by Kye Ok Kim

— January 27, 2008 — Unique
This series of incredible temporary body modifcation devices was designed by Kye Ok Kim and showcased at Seoul Design Week 2007. They allow those who want to express themselves through artistic body work to do so via light, print or paint.

The light-emitted brooches project patterns onto the skin while the other trinkets I think are meant to put patterns in your skin, kind of like embossing yourself. You know how you wake up with pillow case wrinkle face? It's kind of like that, but in a fashionable way. Or I guess you could use makeup for the imprint.

"I intend to reinterpret the meaning of ornamentation on the body, beyond the visual aspect questioning how ornamenting is recognized by people, what is worn as jewellery, and what decorates the body, in order to find a new perspective for jewellery," Kim says on his site.

"Jewellery expands its visible boundaries, from the material to the immaterial, the tangible to the untangible, conveying sensuality and emotional connection between people and places, and people and objects. It is a sensory communicative tool with a soft flow of natural sensibility in daily life."
Trend Themes
1. Temporary Body Mods - Opportunity for developing innovative temporary body modification products that allow individuals to express themselves through light, print, or paint.
2. Light-emitted Brooches - Disruptive innovation potential in creating brooches that project patterns onto the skin, merging fashion and body art.
3. Skin Embossing - Opportunity to revolutionize the concept of body decoration by developing innovative techniques for imprinting patterns onto the skin.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Accessories - Fashion accessory industry can explore new possibilities by incorporating light-emitted brooches that project patterns onto the skin.
2. Cosmetics - Cosmetics industry can tap into the trend of skin embossing by developing makeup products that create temporary imprints on the skin.
3. Body Art - Body art industry can embrace temporary body modification and explore new techniques and designs for expressive light tattoos and skin embossing.
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