That layer of protection for the organs, the largest membrane of the body, the thing that peels puckers and bloats. The layer of protection on a building keeping the weather out and the warmth in. The markings of an animal signifying to a mate it is ready. The material used to make purses and outerwear. The chameleon uses it's skin to hide and blend into the surrounding landscape. The outer layer of a fruit requiring pealing to get to the goods inside. Sometimes soft and flexible sometimes rigid and unyielding. The term skin as a design element is awesome, there are so many possible explorations. Here are some of my thoughts...it's just a beginning.
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| Animal markings distinguish one species from another and provide an ease at blending into the landscape. |
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| Skin of a buildin, provides visual interest and protects the viewer from seeing things that need to remain private. |
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| Peeling tree bark |
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| Skin of a building facade |
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| Orange Peel sliced reveals the structure of the skin. |
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| Inside the skin...of a building |
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| Paintingon the skin |
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| Weather protection...skylights |
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| Building skin that moves to provide shade when needed and light when available. |
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| Tiled skin |
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| Multicolored skin |
"Just as bones, tissues, intestines, and blood vessels are enclosed in a skin that makes it possible to bear the sight of a human being, so the agitations and passions of the soul are wrapped up in vanity; it is the soul's skin"
Friedrich Nietzsche
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| Skin that attracts |
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| skin that illuminates |
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| skin that is stretched |
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| multiple layers of skin, also edible |
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| Skin that softens the blow as the pine cone hits the ground. |
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| Skin that contains lives |
"I have excaped by the skin of my teeth", not only a literal organism but also a figurative description of just getting by.
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| Skin, inside out |
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| Magnified |
Under the microscope the skin contains a series of structural elements that allow it to function.
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| Flexible layer over machinery |
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| Decorative |
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| A skin that not only provides protection but provides visual interest and structure. |
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| Moveable metal skin. |
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| Folded skin |
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