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Archive for July, 2010

Soft Organ Fun

Posted: Friday, July 30th, 2010

Other makers obsessed with making anatomy soft and cuddly include these bright and appealing organs by Fur Will Fly. So cute! And they were smart enough to make them the correct size in relation to each other. Look for these on their Etsy site soon.

Artist Alison Kuo showed her soft and interactive fleece organs at the Box 13 gallery in Houston, Texas, last summer. The daughter of a doctor who minored in biology, Kuo probably grew up knowing more about the human body than your average kid.


Also in the realm of artsy awesomeness are these hand-stitched guts by Mandy Roos. Hung together, these three organs comprise a dedication to Jim Henson, who died from organ failure due to streptococcus pneumonia. We doubt he had a black heart, though.

Lungs at Work

Posted: Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Thousands of hearts and minds — and lungs — will be won at the U.S. Transplant Games, which begin tomorrow in Madison, Wisconsin. The games were started by the National Kidney Foundation, but double-lung transplant, bone marrow and heart recipients will compete in sports ranging from badminton to basketball to track and field. More from the Washington Post. {photo Nhat V. Meyer/San Jose Mercury News}

Kidney Bling

Posted: Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Check out this Elsa Peretti bean necklace by Tiffany. We saw it and immediately thought of kidneys! She used this same organic shape when designing jewelry for Halston in the 70s.

Light Up My Heart

Posted: Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Upon first glance, I thought this was a heart-shaped computer mouse, but it’s actually a lamp, designed by Ligia Carteiro, who was inspired by the Portuguese proverb “cold hand, warm heart.” The lamp is fashioned from porcelain and lit with a 15 watt bulb, making it warm to the touch. So if it were indeed a mouse, it would also serve to toast up your digits. {via DesignBoom}

We Heart Comic Con!

Posted: Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

If you’re hitting up Comic Con this weekend, we sure would love to meet you at our booth #621, where we will have plush guts galore, limited-edition treats and more! Stop by for some great deals on tees, toys, pins and other gutsy goods. You can get a sneak peek at some prototypes for new guts pals at the DKE Toys booth, where they’ve got samples of bigger and better guts (pictured) on display — plus an incredible art scavenger hunt starting noon Thursday. Stop by and say hello! Here’s a shortlist of some of our favorite booths:

STORES WE LIKE
cardboard spaceship 4534
giant robot 1729 1731
kidrobot 4529 4531
munky king 4539
strangeco 4629 4728

SPECIAL FRIENDS
chronicle books 1506 1508
dke toys 4732 4734

CUTE STUFF
bored inc 609
conduct happiness 4830
fat rabbit farms 4521
giant microbes 735
spicy brown 4832

STUFF WE LIKE
adult swim 3351
max brooks 4403
kinokuniya bookstores 5549 5550
sharpie/prismacolor 5102
upper playground 4631

All We Need is Guts

Posted: Thursday, July 15th, 2010

This gutsy tee by KC Ortiz says “All We Need is Love But Kids Want Blood” and we agree. Put out by Fifty24SF Gallery on Upper Playground.

City Arteries

Posted: Saturday, July 10th, 2010

Cruise around the freeway of your own heart in this fabulous Life in the City tee by kettletoast on Shirt.Woot.

Kick Cancer in the Balls

Posted: Friday, July 9th, 2010

We’re working with the Jailhouse Saloon outside Houston, Texas, to raise money for Matthew Gallagher, who is 21 years old and has stage 3 testicular cancer. His insurance is crapping out on him, so his friends are getting together to raise money to help cover the aggressive treatment he needs to beat the cancer, which has spread to the rest of his body. We’re talking 8 hours of chemo a day. The photo is of his niece, who loves her Uncle Matt, and is wearing one of the I Heart Guts fundraising tees that reads “Don’t Let Cancer Mess With Your Testis” on the front and “Help Matt Kick Cancer in the Balls” on the back. Our guts are crossed that they make enough moolah to make a dent in his deductible. If you’re in the Houston area July 18, go to the benefit!

Virginity Chart

Posted: Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Apparently being a neuroscience major helps your chances of getting laid in college — or at least at Wellesley. Percentage of students that are virgins, by major, thanks to I Love Charts.

Like a Lady

Posted: Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Here’s two things men don’t need — a machine that helps them menstruate and a foot nipple. Fantastic.

 
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