Wednesday, July 27, 2005
now with pushrod operated hook!
here sonja models the open fitting prosthesis
with elbow controlled central pushrod operated hook
one of the many fine products
from wilmer advanced medical technology
and featured in their online gallery
their manifesto the wilmer approach
breaks new ground in prosthetics development
it boldly declares
In the devices oil, grease and other pollutants have to be omitted.
word.
"It's about freedom to choose, and freedom to express who you are"
[this is pretty old news,
so forgive me if you've heard it before, but..]
on their website nike offer you the opportunity to customise your shoes
by having a personal id embroidered onto them
jonah peretti decided he wanted the word "sweatshop"
suprisingly nike didn't want to honour the request
the transcript of their email correspondence
is here
and concludes with jonah writing
"Could you please send me a color snapshot
of the ten-year-old Vietnamese girl who makes my shoes?"
.