荷兰学生用牙齿创作首饰
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"Feel free to adorn1 yourself with yourself," says Lucie Majerus, a graduate student at the Design Academy Eindhoven. 
 
“你可以用自身的东西装饰自己。”艾恩德霍芬设计学院的毕业生露西·马洁鲁说。
 
 
For that is exactly what Majerus does with the jewellery she creates from her own teeth. 
 
Her jewellery collection, 'Human Ivory', was created as an alternative to elephant ivory. 
 
"Why do we almost extinguish elephants for the sake of their precious teeth? Why don't we value other teeth as well? When I lost my own wisdom teeth, I kept them and came up with the idea of Human Ivory," Majerus explained to The Independent. 
 
"I want to twist our perspective on valuable materials and reconsider conventional preciousness. In opposition2 to materialistic3 values, 'Human Ivory' acts metaphorically4 for having our own value in ourselves." 
 
She presented the collection, which includes earrings5, cuff6 links, brooches and rings, at the Graduation Show of the Design Academy Eindhoven during Dutch Design Week. Reaction, however, has been mixed. 
 
"Surprisingly, most people weren't creeped out by the sight of the jewellery, but really like the idea to use our own ivory instead of elephant ivory," she says. On social media though, Majerus admits that not everyone has been keen on the idea. 
 
She thinks the reason for some people's disgust might be that: "Lost adult teeth directly link to a painful extraction experience and decay, something we don't want to face. But by the careful transformation7 of smoothening of the tooth, a possible disgust association of a human tooth evolves into attraction and beauty." 
 
Majerus explains that whilst teeth are the hardest part of the human body, they're also softer than stones. And as they're so small, a lot of patience and attention to detail is required to work with them. 
 
She uses all adult teeth - molars are big enough to make pearl shapes and longer incisors are better for drop-shaped gems8. All the teeth are cleaned in bleach9 before being polished, and if a tooth has a hole, Marjerus repairs it with white filler just like a dentist.


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1 adorn PydzZ     
vt.使美化,装饰
参考例句:
  • She loved to adorn herself with finery.她喜欢穿戴华丽的服饰。
  • His watercolour designs adorn a wide range of books.他的水彩设计使许多图书大为生色。
2 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对,敌对
参考例句:
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
3 materialistic 954c43f6cb5583221bd94f051078bc25     
a.唯物主义的,物质享乐主义的
参考例句:
  • She made him both soft and materialistic. 她把他变成女性化而又实际化。
  • Materialistic dialectics is an important part of constituting Marxism. 唯物辩证法是马克思主义的重要组成部分。
4 metaphorically metaphorically     
adv. 用比喻地
参考例句:
  • It is context and convention that determine whether a term will be interpreted literally or metaphorically. 对一个词的理解是按字面意思还是隐喻的意思要视乎上下文和习惯。
  • Metaphorically it implied a sort of admirable energy. 从比喻来讲,它含有一种令人赞许的能量的意思。
5 earrings 9ukzSs     
n.耳环( earring的名词复数 );耳坠子
参考例句:
  • a pair of earrings 一对耳环
  • These earrings snap on with special fastener. 这付耳环是用特制的按扣扣上去的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 cuff 4YUzL     
n.袖口;手铐;护腕;vt.用手铐铐;上袖口
参考例句:
  • She hoped they wouldn't cuff her hands behind her back.她希望他们不要把她反铐起来。
  • Would you please draw together the snag in my cuff?请你把我袖口上的裂口缝上好吗?
7 transformation SnFwO     
n.变化;改造;转变
参考例句:
  • Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
  • He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。
8 gems 74ab5c34f71372016f1770a5a0bf4419     
growth; economy; management; and customer satisfaction 增长
参考例句:
  • a crown studded with gems 镶有宝石的皇冠
  • The apt citations and poetic gems have adorned his speeches. 贴切的引语和珠玑般的诗句为他的演说词增添文采。
9 bleach Rtpz6     
vt.使漂白;vi.变白;n.漂白剂
参考例句:
  • These products don't bleach the hair.这些产品不会使头发变白。
  • Did you bleach this tablecloth?你把这块桌布漂白了吗?
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