{"id":14380,"date":"2026-10-27T21:11:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T20:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=14380"},"modified":"2026-11-01T17:43:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:43:23","slug":"boris-bidjan-saberi-and-realities-of-prosthetic-arms-considerations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=14380","title":{"rendered":"Boris Bidjan Saberi and realities of prosthetic arms [considerations]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"user-query-container\">\n<div id=\"user-query-content-0\" class=\"query-content ng-star-inserted\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQ3ucQahcKEwjd156T2sqXAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQHA\">\n<div class=\"query-bubble-with-status ng-star-inserted\">\n<div class=\"query-text gds-body-l collapsed\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Given experiences<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"query-text-line ng-star-inserted\">Prosthetic arms are not available as perfect product.<\/li>\n<li class=\"query-text-line ng-star-inserted\">Either I wear a very comfortable very functional but technical looking body powered split hook and feel very relaxed but lack beauty.<\/li>\n<li class=\"query-text-line ng-star-inserted\">Or I succumb to researcher fantasies and try non functional contraptions suffering endlessly but following a dream.<\/li>\n<li class=\"query-text-line ng-star-inserted\">Or I buy commercial myoelectric arms with 35% real life failure rate and repairs every few weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_d13171539598766a\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel md-content enable-luminous-fast-follows enable-updated-hr-color stronger\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-busy=\"false\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<p class=\"first-token\" data-path-to-node=\"0\"><span class=\"\">To examine my prosthetic predicament through a hypothetically assumed lens of <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"59\">Boris Bidjan Saberi<\/b>\u2014the avant-garde, Barcelona-based German fashion designer known for his brutalist, utilitarian, and experimental approach to garments, leather, and technical materials\u2014is to view the body not as a canvas for mainstream &#8220;beauty,&#8221; but as an instrument of raw, functional survival and dark, uncompromising aesthetics.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">Saberi\u2019s design philosophy (often categorized as &#8220;avant-garde industrial&#8221; or &#8220;post-apocalyptic tailoring&#8221;) seems deeply concerned with how materials age, how hardware interacts with the human form, and how true luxury is found in heavy-duty endurance, hand-crafted integrity, and absolute honesty of construction.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">When my trilemma is placed on Boris Bidjan Saberi&#8217;s cutting table, his diagnosis may reinterpret every single option:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=14380\/#1_The_Body-Powered_Hook_Brutalist_Industrialism_and_Dark_Elegance\" >1. The Body-Powered Hook: Brutalist Industrialism and Dark Elegance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=14380\/#2_The_Researcher_Fantasies_The_Rejected_Avant-Garde_Prototype\" >2. The Researcher Fantasies: The Rejected Avant-Garde Prototype<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=14380\/#3_The_Commercial_Myoelectric_Arm_The_False_Luxury_of_Planned_Obsolescence\" >3. The Commercial Myoelectric Arm: The False Luxury of Planned Obsolescence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=14380\/#The_Saberi_Conclusion_The_Triumphant_Brutalism_of_the_Hook\" >The Saberi Conclusion: The Triumphant Brutalism of the Hook<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"4\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_The_Body-Powered_Hook_Brutalist_Industrialism_and_Dark_Elegance\"><\/span>1. The Body-Powered Hook: Brutalist Industrialism and Dark Elegance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"\" data-path-to-node=\"5\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">&#8220;Either I wear a very comfortable, very functional, but technical-looking body-powered hook and feel very relaxed, but lack beauty.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"6\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Saberi Reframe:<\/b> What society calls &#8220;lacking beauty,&#8221; Saberi would call <b data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"75\">raw, uncompromised industrial beauty<\/b>. In his world, a visible bolt, a heavy-gauge zipper, a mechanical cable, or a polished steel hook is not an aesthetic flaw\u2014it is the ultimate aesthetic statement. It <em>rejects the sterile, corporate gloss of mainstream design in favor of functional brutalism<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Comfort of Honesty:<\/b> Saberi\u2019s clothes are <em>designed to be lived in, weathered, and molded by the wearer&#8217;s body over time<\/em>. A body-powered hook works on pure mechanical tension, leather straps, and physics. It doesn&#8217;t hide what it is. Because it is honest and reliable, it gives me that deep, grounded physical relaxation. It is the sartorial equivalent of a heavily treated, indestructible leather jacket: it might look aggressive and technical, but it fits like a second skin and never lets me down.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_The_Researcher_Fantasies_The_Rejected_Avant-Garde_Prototype\"><\/span>2. The Researcher Fantasies: The Rejected Avant-Garde Prototype<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"\" data-path-to-node=\"8\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">&#8220;Or I succumb to researcher fantasies and try non functional contraptions suffering endlessly but following a dream.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Avant-Garde Experiment:<\/b> In fashion design, an experimental runway piece is often unwearable, fragile, and deeply uncomfortable\u2014created purely to push a conceptual boundary or provoke a reaction, not to survive a Tuesday morning in the rain.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Trap of the Unwearable Vision:<\/b> Saberi understands the temptation of the &#8220;dream&#8221; (the desire to push boundaries and merge man with futuristic machinery). But as a master craftsman, he also knows that a garment or tool that causes endless suffering and fails to function is a dead end. When a researcher builds a non-functional contraption that demands your physical torment for an abstract concept, they have <em>crossed the line from visionary art into bad engineering<\/em>. It is an ego trip for the creator that leaves the wearer broken.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"10\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_The_Commercial_Myoelectric_Arm_The_False_Luxury_of_Planned_Obsolescence\"><\/span>3. The Commercial Myoelectric Arm: The False Luxury of Planned Obsolescence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"\" data-path-to-node=\"11\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"11,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">&#8220;Or I buy commercial myoelectric arms with 35% real life failure rate and repairs every few weeks.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"12\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Critique of Superficial Modernity:<\/b> Saberi\u2019s aesthetic is deeply opposed to mass-produced, fragile consumerism that masquerades as &#8220;high-end.&#8221; A commercial myoelectric arm with a 35% failure rate that breaks every few weeks is the ultimate expression of modern, disposable, hyper-capitalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=7871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">junk<\/a>\u2014packaged in a sleek, cosmetic skin to look futuristic, but structurally rotten underneath.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Servitude of Maintenance:<\/b> For an artisan who values permanence, hand-selected materials, and rugged durability, a device that requires constant software updates, fragile sensor recalibrations, and bi-weekly repair shop visits is a prison. It forces you into a dependent, high-maintenance relationship with a corporate manufacturer that values profit margins over resilience.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/borisbidjansaberi.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-14377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/borisbidjansaberi-1024x853.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/borisbidjansaberi-1024x853.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/borisbidjansaberi-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/borisbidjansaberi-768x640.png 768w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/borisbidjansaberi-1218x1015.png 1218w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/borisbidjansaberi-870x725.png 870w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/borisbidjansaberi-480x400.png 480w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/borisbidjansaberi.png 1374w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-path-to-node=\"14\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Saberi_Conclusion_The_Triumphant_Brutalism_of_the_Hook\"><\/span>The Saberi Conclusion: The Triumphant Brutalism of the Hook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15\"><span class=\"\">If Boris Bidjan Saberi were to advise me on which piece to integrate into my daily life,<\/span><span class=\"\"> based on his works, a hypothetical and assumedly derived verdict may subvert the mainstream definition of beauty entirely:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"16\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The myoelectric arm<\/b> is a fragile, high-priced illusion that collapses under real-world friction.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The researcher&#8217;s contraption<\/b> is an unwearable runway experiment that sacrifices the living body for an abstract concept.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The body-powered hook<\/b> is pure industrial strength.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17\">Saberi would maybe tell me that the hook <i data-path-to-node=\"17\" data-index-in-node=\"36\">is<\/i> beautiful\u2014not with the soft, passive, symmetrical beauty demanded by mainstream society, but with the dark, heavy, functional elegance of a tool built for reality. By wearing it with confidence, I turn a medical necessity into a statement of unyielding personal sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17\">(images and text credential: made by me with generative AI, edited)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=swisswuff\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-size=\"large\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given experiences Prosthetic arms are not available as perfect product. Either I wear a very comfortable very functional but technical looking body powered split hook and feel very relaxed but lack beauty. Or I succumb to researcher fantasies and try non functional contraptions suffering endlessly but following a dream. Or I buy commercial myoelectric arms&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[192,28,100,190],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algorithm-regarding-best-choice-of-prosthetic-arm","category-disability-public","category-impact-on-nondisabled","category-symbolism","wpcat-192-id","wpcat-28-id","wpcat-100-id","wpcat-190-id"],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14380"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14439,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14380\/revisions\/14439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}