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Those who are not afraid of a skull, please raise their hand! I must confess that I didn’t expect to see so many hands in the air, but I’ll take your word for it. It’s hard to believe, though, that the presence of a skull right in front of your very own eyes doesn’t make you shudder. Maybe you’re the cold-blooded kind of person and it takes a lot more than just a few human bones to scare the hell out of you. Or maybe you just don’t have the nerve to admit it.

Anyway, I’m sure that as time passes by some things change, including the perspective on the surrounding reality and the way we tend to associate objects to their significance. As far as skulls are concerned, there was a time when physicians all over the world had to go to funeral homes to pick up exhumed skull for their research. Later, a skull and crossbones were thought to be the symbol of occult powers and danger. Traditionally, the crossbones behind the skull indicate poison, while the crossbones under the skull (the “Jolly Roger”) indicate pirates or piracy.



But would you consider a skull for taking a break from your daily stressful rhythm of life? Would you like to convert one into your own, private space, where you can have a great relaxing time with yourself? Well, there is such a skull and I’m not kidding you. Joep van Lieshout of Atelier Van Lieshout created in 2007 the Sensory Deprivation Skull, a chamber in which you can sit and cut yourself off from the world, with all of its light and sound, leaving you alone with your thoughts. Yes, I agree, this is creepy and peculiar. But you’re tired of everything and you want to spend some time with yourself. The skull will surely keep people at a distance and you’ll have the chance to meditate in a dark, warm and almost embryonic space.

If this wasn’t enough, the designer also created the Wellness Skull, which allows you to sweat it out, as it has an integrated sauna in the head and a bath in the neck. Whenever someone is inside, some hot steam escapes via the skull’s eyes, to the utter astonishment of bystanders.



The Sensory Deprivation Skull is made of reinforced fiberglass, it measures 150 cm tall x 110 cm long x 137 cm wide and will be available in a limited edition of 10. But don’t worry, the claustrophobic will betray no interest in such an unsettling object.

(Source Dvice)