A Rose is a Rose is a Rose

Flower Pin Mash-Up:

Tobias Wong's Ballistic Rose Brooch: "Instead of traditional silk or velvet, Wong has created a feminine icon for the 21st century out of bulletproof Kevlar fabric."

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Karen Lee's Hotspot Bloom: "a wearable flower that glows and changes color to indicate the signal strength of a nearby wireless network." [via Eyebeam reBlog]

Related from the LL Archives: One the Surface of Things (Tabletop Mash-up) and Literally On the Road (Manuscript Mash-Up).