These carnivorous creations spotlight the many ways humans have transformed their relationship with meat. Individuals have moved away from meat as a source of sustenance to a new material for various creations in everything from fashion to art. Society has grown tired of just eating meat and has decided to give it a second life and a new, although not particularly practical, use. Meaty substitutes have come to stand in for traditional mediums and have transformed art, fashion and home decor.
Meaty materials have become the go-to fabric for clothes, artworks, accessories and even food choices, going so far as crossing into the realm of desserts. This adoption of unorthodox material is in part due to the fact that artists and designers, of all sorts, are struggling to become recognized in restrictive and competitive industries. What better way to generate buzz and one-up competition than to employ flesh in your daring creations?
Everyone wants a piece of the pie, so much so they are willing to use meat.
30 Creepy Carnivorous Creations
From Bizarre Butchered Meat Photography to Pig Flesh Dwellings:
Erin Kirkpatrick — May 9, 2012 — Lifestyle
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Dinner Plate Portraits
Photographer Marcel Van Der Vlugt Puts Food on Faces
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Meat-Inspired Home Decor
Furniture Looks Like Skinned Animals
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Beefy Necklaces
The Meat-Lace by Onch Would Go Well with Lady Gaga's Meat Dress
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Bacon Shoes
Keds Makes a Mouthwatering Pair of Breakfast Kicks
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Morbid Meat Suit Paintings (UPDATE)
The Mark Ryden Covers for Juxtapoz are a Hard-Hitting Series
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Porky Fashion Accessories
The 'Meat-cessory' Collection Makes Being a Carnivore Fashionable
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Gagafied Mini Meat Dresses
Anna Chung Promotes Harumika Fashion Dolls at London Toy Fair
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Raw Meat Fashion
The "Eat Your Steak. Be A Man." Campaign From Goodman Steak House
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Dapper Deli Meat Sculptures
Tamara Kostianovsky Fashions Butchered Products Using Clothing
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Offal Masterpieces
Gruesome Slaughterhouse-Inspired Artwork by Victoria Reynolds
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Curiously Contained Edibles
Photographer Per Johansen Comments on the Modern Food Industry
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Bizarre Butchered Meat Photography
Sarah Williams Takes Puzzling Pictures of Deli-Bought Subjects
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Edible Appendages
The Meat Hand is Made Out of Meatloaf and Tastes Delicious
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Art for Carnivores
The 'Meat after Meat Joy' Exhibit
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Dessert Meat
The Hot Beef Sundae
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Meaty Artivism
'Lovely' by Catherine Konopleva Sheds Light on Pigs' Plight
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Hamburger Meat Handguns
Dimitri Tsykalov's 'Meat Guns' Show the Harsh Brutality of Firearms
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Meat Band-Aids
Apligraf, Factory-Grown Living Tissue, Heals Chronic Wounds
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Canned Meat Collages
Sarah Illenberger Specializes in SPAM as Her Art Medium
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Blissful Brisket Photography
Meatscapes by Nicolas Lampert are Good Enough to Eat (UPDATE)
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Meat-Made Flowers
The Steak Bouquet is an Interesting Take on Valentine's Day
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Meat-Made Drinking Tubes
‘Benny's Bloody Mary Beef Straw' is Protein-Packed
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Stationery for Carnivores
La Charcuterie Turns Deli Meat into Office Supplies
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Meaty Mancessories
The Steak Cufflinks Will Make Your Wrists Look Raw
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Carnivorous Shorts
These Red Meat Pants Are Definitely Not for Vegans
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Beef Jerky Business Cards
Edible Cured Meat Seared With Your Contact Details
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Beefy Fashiontography
Luis Martes' 'States of the Heart' Will Make You Give Up Steak
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Meaty Neck Warmers
The Bacon Scarf is a Crispy Piece of Clothing
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Porktastic Paintings
This Bacon Starry Night is a Culinary Carnivorous Creation
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Pig Flesh Dwellings
The In-Vitro Meat House Puts Pork Jerky to Good Use
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Paper-Based Tray Packaging
Verday Vegan Meats are Packed in Shallow Food Trays Made for Recycling
Crystal-Adorned Crushed Cans
Sam Keller Glamorizes Food Products and Packaging
Distorted Burger Campaigns
Burger King's A.I.LLOWEEN Features Unsettling People Eating Burgers
Food-Inspired Apparel Collections
Vandy The Pink Releases New Burger-Themed Apparel Collection
Future Building Material Exhibitions
The Farrell Centre Debuts Its Inaugural Exhibition
Mycelium Sustainable Bright Partitions
Interesting Times Gang and OBOS Drop the Veggro Collection
Tech-Fueled Alt Meats
Motif FoodWorks' Innovations Mimic Taste and Texture of Animal Meat
Provocative AR Campaigns
NotCo's 'Not So Happy Animals' Presents Food Logos in a New Light
New York-Inspired Picnic Series
Nik Bentel's New York Picnic Series is Whimsical & Eye-Catching
Stunning Biomaterial Exhibitions
Natural Material Studio Stuns with Floor-to-ceiling Biotextiles
Unusual Food Tattoo Challenges
Omaha Steaks Offers Free Lifetime Burgers in Exchange for a Tattoo
Plant-Based Meat Resolution Campaigns
Beyond Meat 'Literally The Least You Can Do' is Cheeky
Valentine's Beef Jerky Hearts
Manly Man Co.'s Meathearts are Laser-Etched with Playful Messages
Vegan Charcuterie Kits
C’est Lä Vé's Variety Charcuterie Packs Share Snackable Samples
Hyper-Realistic Flesh Objects
Junji Ito Launches Realistic Human Flesh Objects Inspired by Tomie
Horror Film-Inspired Cookbooks
The Death for Dinner Cookbook by Zach Neil Has 60 Recipes
Meatless Filled Pastas
Meatless Farm is Introducing the UK to Plant-Based Meat-Filled Pastas
Cultivated Pork Filets
The MyriaMeat Cultivated Pork Filet is Made with 100% Pig Cells
Fashionable Phygital Coats
Private Policy AW23 Took to the Metaverse
Meat Alternative Egg Bites
Veggies Made Great's Frittata Bites Now Include Beyond Meat® Options
Lab-Grown Pet Food Meats
Wild Earth Launches the World's First Cell-Based Meat For Dogs
Creature-Like Coffee Tables
The Octopus Center Table by Carlos Araújo is Industrial
Bean-Based Alt Meats
Heinz's Meatless Burgers & Mince are "Powered by Beanz"
Authentic Plant-Based Meat Alternatives
Savor-Lyfe CI from Lalleman Bio-Ingredients is Versatile
Sex-Positive Leather Bags
BIGOTRE and Carne Bollente Launch a Second Collection Together
Jackfruit-Based Meat Alternatives
jack & annie's Introduces Three New Plant-Based Meat Offerings
Vegan Food Branding Updates
Impossible Foods Gets a New Image by the Team at JKR
Sex-Positive Art Collections
Carne Bollente Debuts a Capsule of Sex-Positive Apparel and Ceramics
Wool-Centric Contemporary Exhibitions
Formafantasma Debuts the Oltre Terra Exhibition in Oslo
Edible Construction Cements
Japanese Scientists Produce Edible Cement from Food Waste
Fake Tomato Sauce Blood
Heinz Tomato Blood Ketchup Returns for Halloween Season
Soil Alternative-Leather Clothing Capsules
Yuhan Bai Releases the Soil Project Collection
Vegan Ground Meat Mixtures
Trader Joe's New Meatless Ground is a Vegan Ground Meat Substitute
Alternative Meat Facilities
BELIEVER Meat is Opening a 200,000 Sq.ft Production Facility in U.S.A
Dog-Friendly Smoked Meats
Kitchen Table's Smoked Meat Snacks for Dogs are Premium
Plant-Based Meat Diner Partnerships
IHOP and Impossible Foods Will Offer Meat-Free Fare to Diners
Cultivated Pet Foods
Meatly is Introducing the UK to a Sustainable, Ethical Pet Food Solution
Organic Cashew Fruit Meats
This Fully Plant-Based Meat Alternative Uses Brazilian Cashew Apples
Vegan Foie Gras
This Plant-Based Foie Gras is Meat-Free and Guilt-Free
Innovative Plant-Based Food Brands
Black Sheep Foods Adds More Flavor to the Plant-Based Diet
Animal-Themed Winter Apparel
HUMAN MADE Keeps Things Warm and Cozy for the Fall/Winter 2022 Season
Meatless Vending Machines
Meatless Farm's APM Dispenses Free Veg & Plant-Based Food
3D-Printed Eel Alternatives
Steakholder Foods Makes Plant-Based, Competitively Priced Printed Eel
Plant-Based Chicken Alternatives
Recreate Foods Makes Nuggets, Filets & More for Foodservice
Skin-On Vegan Wings
THIS Partners With BrewDog to Create Skin-On Vegan Chicken Wings
Versatile Meat Alternatives
These Better Balance Meat Alternatives Come in Five Varieties
Water Brand Wrapping Paper
Liquid Death's Winter Slaughterland Wrapping Paper Has Candy Cane Axes
Experimental Biomaterial Art Exhibitions
Copenhagen Contemporary Opens the Reset Materials Show
Cultivated Cubed Steaks
The First-Ever "Whole" Steak Cube is a Lab-Grown Meat Innovation
Upcycled Meat Alternatives
Migros Crafts Alt Meat from Spent Brewer’s Grain
Meat-Inspired Vegan Milkshakes
Blizzard Presents the Demon Meat Milkshake for Diablo IV
Blended Meat Brands
Paul's Table Blends Plant-Based Meat & Animal Components
Plant-Based Loins
Juicy Marbles' Large Whole-Cut Loin is Made with Soy & Wheat
Spoilage-Spotting Food Sensors
This Sensor Lets You Know When Your Meat Or Chicken Is Going Bad
Plant-Powered Food Halls
Saluhall is a New Dining Concept by IKEA's Parent Company
Mushroom-Constructed Room Designs
Côme Di Meglio and La Succulente Design the Mush Room
Meaty Metaverse Sausages
HK's "Metawurst" is a Sausage to Be Savored in Metaverse
Katsu-Style Vegan Chicken Fillets
These Crunchy Meat-Free Fillets Are Made With Mycoprotein
Market-Ready Cultivated Meats
'Upside Foods' Earned FDA Approval for its Cell-Cultivated Meats
Mycelium-Based Meatless Products
Meati Foods Uses AI to Fuel Its Research
Aromatic Plant-Based Sausages
The Latest 'Beyond Sausage' Products Are Delicious and Nutritious
Cell-Cultured Sausage Investments
Clever Carnivore Raised $7 Million to Invest in Cultivated Pork
Plant-Based Kebab Skewers
Unilever's The Vegetarian Butcher Launches a New Plant-Based Kebab
Plant-Based Artisan Pizzas
Wicked Kitchen's Chef-Created Frozen Pizzas Tap Into Global Flavors
Delectable Plant-Based Bacons
The 'NoBacon 2.0' Strips Look, Taste and Cook Like Real Bacon
AI-Created Meatless Tenders
NotChicken Tenders are Made with Bamboo, Peach Powder & Fava Beans
Chef-Approved Plant-Based Meats
These Redefine Meat Products are Arriving in the European Market
Edible Dog Food Bowls
Juliane Fink Creates Single-Use Dog Bowls Using Pig Bladders
Doorstep Meat Delivery Services
Good Chop Offers Premium Meats and Seafoods
Meat-Free Deli Product Commercials
The Quorn Meat-Free Campaign Uses Puppets for Messaging
Nostalgic Vegan Fast Food
Mr.Charlie's Meatless Meals Make Adults Feel Like Kids Again
Ready-to-Eat Plant-Based Meals
Home Chef and Impossible Foods Created Two Vegetarian Meal Options
Striking Pop-Colored Apparel
DIET BUTCHER Explores Erratic Moods in its Spring/Summer Collection
Semi-Finished Plant-Based Beef Products
These BENEO Beef Alternatives Come in Two Varieties
Texturized Chickpea Protein Burgers
These Vegan Burgers Are Made With a Unique Source Ingredient
Cultivated Ice Age Meatballs
Vow's Mammoth Meatballs Show the Potential of Cultivated Meat
Cultivated Canned Pet Foods
Omni & Meatly Developed Pet Food Made with Cultivated Chicken Protein
Meatless Pork Belly Protein
Lypid Unveils the World's First Plant-Based Pork Belly in the U.S.
Plant-Powered Delicacies
"Voie Gras" is Made with Soy, Miso Paste and Truffle
Collaborative Meatless Menus
The Breakfast Club is Serving a Fully Meatless Menu
Fruit-Inspired Furniture Collections
Robert Stadler Unveil Produce-Inspired Furniture Collection
Cultivated Chicken Breakfast Sandwiches
UPSIDE Foods Unveiled Its Next Generation of Products
Versatile Plant-Based Meat Products
These New THIS Products are Arriving This Month in the UK
Cultivated Beef Morsels
Steakholder Foods' Omakase Beef Morsels are Highly Marbled & 3D Printed
Edible Meat Menus
Smokey Bones Created an Edible Meat Menu Out of Smoked Beef Jerky
Mushroom Leather Fruit Bowls
MycoWorks Presents a Fruit Bowl by Heron Preston Home Decor
Grotesque Halloween Pizzas
Aoki’s Pizza's Zombino of Hell is a Haunting, Spicy Pizza
Southern Recipe Plant-Based Products
The Vegetarian Butcher’s ‘Hentastic’ is Tender and Juicy
Upcycled Vegan Meats
Planetarians Makes Vegan Meat Using Just Two Upcycled Ingredients
Anti-Meat Hypnosis Programs
The Raging Pig Company's Get Off Meat Hypnosis is Mind-Changing
Vegan Mushroom Jerkys
Functional Mushroom Company 'Meati' Debuted a New Jerky Snack
Savory Beef Cocktails
The Savory Project Serves Unconventional Drinks Like "Thai Beef Salad"
Homage-Paying 90s Fashion
Carne Bollente Celebrates Its Journey as a Brand with 90s Sensibilities
Meat-Based Rice Variants
A Team of Researchers Develop a Protein Hybrid Rice in Korea
Cellular-Based Meal Toppers
Wild Earth Developed a First-of-Its-Kind Meat Broth Topper for Dogs
Vegan Steakhouses
The Queen Inn Pub is an Entirely Plant-Based Establishment
Cultivated Quail Meats
Vow's Cultivated Quail is Grown without Animal-Derived Serum
Fiber-Based Meat Packaging
This Chilled Meat Packaging Reduces Plastic by 90%
Cruelty-Free Leather Alternatives
This Leather-Like Material Matches the Look & Feel Of Cowhide
Meat-Focused Noodle Cups
Nissin is Releasing a Cup Noodle Variant with Special Mystery Meat
Cultivated Fish Balls
Umami Meats Creates "Cultivated, Not Caught" Cultivated Fish Ball Laksa
Meat-Free Protein Pots
Squeaky Bean's New Protein Pots Contain Tasty Duck and Beef Alternatives
Convenient Sous-vide Meals
Three Little Pigs Sous-Vide Gourmet Meals are Ready in Five-Minutes
Wood-Smoked Plant-Based Meats
Barvecue Delivers Great Taste & Texture Without Gluten or GMOs
Crispy Mycelium Nuggets
Crispy Bites are Meati Foods' Version of Chicken Nuggets
Cell-Cultured Meat Expansions
Orbillion Bio and Luiten Food Have Partnered to Expand Availability
Soy Protein Luncheon Meats
This Vegan Luncheon Meat Alternative is Free Of Animal Products
Tempeh-Based Meatless Minces
Good Health Farm's Swimple Swap for Beef is Made from Tempeh
Cell-Cultured Chicken Dishes
Bar Crenn Serves Upside Foods' Cultivated Chicken with Edible Flowers
Pigsty-Converted Farmside Homes
Madeleine Architects Designs the Recipe House in Chavronay
Plant-Based Camping Meals
Michelin-Trained Chefs Launched Poe & Co. Folk Foods
Macabre Chocolate Shops
Diablo is Celebrating Its New Series with a "Goremet" Chocolate Shop
Plant-Based Cafeteria Options
This School District is Launching Plant-Based Lunch Options
Cultivated Smoked Duck Meats
Meatiply Debuted Asia’s First Cultivated Smoked Duck Breast
Mushroom-Derived Hybrid Meats
Mush Foods Upcycles Food Waste to Grow Nutritious Mycelium Protein
Bio-Printed Fish Fillets
Steakholder Foods 3D Bio-Printed the World's First Cultivated Fish Fillet
Customizable Mycelium Mixes
Mush Foods' 50Cut Mushroom Root Blends Enhance Restaurant Dishes
Meaty Beef Alternatives
THIS' Plant-Based Beef Alternatives Use a New Fat 2.0 Substitute
Juicy Plant-Powered Steaks
Chunk Foods Makes Whole-Cut Alt Meats with Fermentation
Cultivated Caviar Pearls
CellMEAT's Cell-Based Caviar is a Sustainably, Less Fishy Alternative
Romantic Meat-Free Meal Kits
Grubby x Redefine Meat Valentine’s Steak Recipe Kit is Available Now
Unconventional Foodie Magazines
Food& Magazine Explores the Weird and Wonderful World of Food
Mycelium-Based Alt-Meats
Millow is Grown in a Controlled Fermentation Process with Oats & Mycelium
Microalgae-Based Meat Alternatives
Mewery Microalgae Cultivated Meat Was Made in 10-Weeks
Vegan Minced Pork Substitutes
Rügenwalder Mühle Just Debuted New Plant-Based Mühlen Chili Mett
Allergen-Free Alt Meats
Novameat Makes Plant-Based Whole Cuts Without Gluten or Soy
Cultivated Turkey Sandwiches
SuperMeat Recreated the Famous 'Moist Maker' Sandwich with a Twist
Cultivated Lamb Kebabs
Future Meat Uses Animal Fibroblasts to Replicate the Meat in a Lab
Convenient Ready-to-Eat Pork Products
These New Pork Farms Products Come in Four Varieties
Ready-to-Eat Plant-Based Meals
Beyond Meals from Beyond Meat Prioritize Plant-Based Convenience
Meat-Free White Sausages
This Plant-Powered Bavarian Sausage is Being Released For Oktoberfest
Bean-Based Meatloaves
GREENFORCE's Vegan Meatloaf is Made with Pea & Field Bean Protein
Meatless Steak Pies
Pukka's Delectable Vegan Meat Pies Make Use Of Tender Soy Protein
Slaugherhouse-Transformed Unique Museums
Cave Bureau Creates the Anthropocene Museum 9.0
Meaty Plant-Based Ribs
Juicy Marbles Created the World's First Plant-Based Ribs with Edible Bones
Kosher Cultivated Steaks
Aleph Farms is the First Cultivated Meat Company to Earn Kosher Status
Meatless Mushroom Chilis
Man Fook Vegan Crispy Mushroom Chili is an Umami-Rich Meat Alternative
Human Torso-Inspired Sculptures
Lene Bødker Introduces a New Set of Glass Sculptures
Plant-Based Smoked Bacon
La Vie's Vegan Bacon is Rich in Protein, Taste and Texture