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the exo

By sarahendren

Dec 3, 2012

A woman wears a "necklace" of pea-sized gold beads, strung together in rows of three that meet at the sternum and then wrap around the back of the body, like a harness or piece of armor.

History + Industry will have this “exo” jewelry available soon. “More body armor than necklace,” this piece makes me wonder if we’ll see the exoskeleton trope around more and more. Ekso bionics and the Magic Arms certainly do suggest a lot of possibilities.

A back shot of the necklace, proceeding down the spine and wrapping around at the hips.

A side view of the EXO.

via OrangeBeautiful.

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