epiSkin jewelry, by Marta Lwin, explores the decorative technological control over biology to create an artifact which is a hybrid of both. Cultured in a lab, the biological jewelry is made of epithelia cells which grow to create an artificial skin. The cells are grown into custom designed forms and incubated for a period of time, following which they are stained with a custom dye.

The skin is then visibly sealed into an object to be worn on the body. The process in creating these pieces includes mammalian tissue culturing as well as computer generated form on which the cells are cultured and then transplanted into adaptive jewelry.

Part of the ITP spring show, December 18-19, ITP, TSOA.

Related: bioJewelry and Manipulated tattoo.