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ALLELES Design Studio Brings Fashion + Tech to Prosthetics

Solving a style problem: not a limb problem.

The ALLELES design studio is a team who proudly describe themselves as artists, not prosthetists.

Founded by McCauley Wanner and Ryan Palibroda, the team defines their mission as “solving a style problem, not a limb one, and style and fashion are a major principle of all their work. Their mission statement is that shopping for prosthetic covers should be fun, fashionable, and affordable.

The ALLELES Design Studio has showcased with MakeFashion at several runways in Calgary, San Mateo, and Shenzhen.

About the Author: Chelsea Klukas is the designer of the Lumen Couture projection hat, the her own light-up LED fashion line, and the Co-Founder of MakeFashion. In addition to her wearable technology work, she is a Product Design manager who has managed design teams for social shopping startup BeauCoo and the Amazon Echo Look ai-enabled fashion assistant.