I'm Perfect?

‘I’m perfect’ was Leonie Janssen’s graduation project at the Design Academy in Eindhoven last year. Leonie has a fascination with the human body, especially with all the small imperfections and differences between our bodies… so she mapped out the various body types and shapes using pictograms and compiled them in a book called I’m perfect… fat legs, thin waist, big breasts, broad hips, round bellies (anything sound vaguely familiar…) but that is not all she did… unlike many other designs that like us to believe there is something as a ‘perfect image’, Leonie wants us to see that there are many other possibilities than this  so-called perfect image… so she translated her pictograms into products… the beauty of different proportions! Check out her website to read more about the I’m perfect concept…

Later today I'll be back with some more posts about Dutch designers...

Comments

[Sion]

Very, very interesting Irene ... clothespins would have been the last place I'd look for an approximation of the human body. And they all actually look quite beautiful, which I guess is quite elegant in a metaphorical sense: we are all beautiful no matter our shape!

[olive]

what a great idea, i never would've thought about the human body in comparison to a clothespin either.
is she going to market these?

[cruststation]

Interesting concept and execution. I love the clothes pegs and safety pins.

[Beth]

Now that is a perfect idea! I love those safety pins. Funny how celebrating our imperfections as our strengths is such a novel concept...

[casapinka]

Completely fresh and novel. That's what's great about the design world - the great ideas are never used up and always just around the corner.

[kate]

I find this so intriguing, her work is so clever and thought provoking. Great find!

[Kate]

I love it! Anthropomorphic and abstract at the same time.

[SeAnne]

I absolutely love the clothes pins, there so unique.

[jen j-m]

i love this idea - very clever. her whole site is excellent. thanks for sharing!

[Loraine]

Absolutely love it and good to see that so many other people love it too !

[maditi]

brilliant concept!!

[marilyn]

Great idea! This makes me want to buy clothespins in my shape! I instantly feel better about my body!