Unknown

I regretfully inform you that the architect of these wondrous pieces remains unknown.  

But that shouldn't hinder the ability to "oooh" and "ahhh" and enjoy these as much as I do:

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Sometimes I like to hide things in stupid-smart places that I later forget.  Kind of like the folder I made in my iPhoto of Maurizio Galante who is the mastermind behind this creations.

Iris Van Herpen

Apparently the theme of January is Iris and I'm not talkin' about the flower.

Iris Van Herpen is a contemporary fashion designer from the Netherlands.  Looking at her Spring/Summer 2012 collection, as seen on the Parisian runway, I thought to myself "she gets me."
She's got the whole sea anemone-foliage-mountain-apocalypse-anatomical design aesthetic down.  I'm not exactly creating felted spinal chords ... or am I ? ...
I was absolutely taken by her designs, the structure, the lines, the avant-garde.