7 Interesting Facts About Arnold Putra, the Eccentric Indonesian Designer Who Uses Human Bones to Make Bags

Kapanlagi.com - The name Arnold Putra suddenly went viral worldwide due to some of his works that were considered negative and sparked controversy. This is inseparable from the material he uses as one of his works.

While other designers use animal skin or other parts, Arnold uses human bones as the main material in making his bag designs.

According to insider.com, Arnold Putra not only uses bones for his work, but also some parts of plastinated humans, or human bodies that have been preserved with silicone injections or preserved with resin.

For Indonesians themselves, Arnold may not be well-known except by other designers. To satisfy your curiosity, here is Arnold Putra, the eccentric designer who has become world-renowned.

1. Comes From a Wealthy Family

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Still citing from Insider, it is known that Arnold Putra comes from a wealthy family in Indonesia. Born and raised in Jakarta, in order to pursue his career as a designer, he now resides in Los Angeles, United States.

2. Eccentric Style

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As a designer, Arnold Putra apparently has a fresh perspective on fashion. Not wanting to look ordinary, he also incorporates his crazy ideas into his designs, one of which is a jacket made of pigskin.

Not playing around, the price of the jacket is tagged at Rp45 million. In addition, when it comes to fashion, Arnold has a quite eccentric style and tattoos that cover both of his legs.

3. Traveling Hobby

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Living as a designer requires Arnold Putra to seek inspiration, one of which is by traveling to a place. From his Instagram posts, it can be seen that Arnold really loves traveling.

4. Exchange Personal Items with Bones

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An Instagram account named @superiorgab once discussed Arnold Putra. In that account, it was mentioned that the materials or bones were obtained when he visited an indigenous tribe.

In that place, he exchanged some of his personal items such as fake watches he bought in Mangga Dua, Jakarta with the tribal bones.

5. Bag Made of Human Bones

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And one of the works that made his name known internationally is a bag designed by him made of human bones. From the description of the bag, Arnold mentioned that the material of the bag comes from the spine of a young child.

6. Human Plastination Material and Albino Skin

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Quoting again from insider, it was mentioned that Arnold Putra once created a garment made of plastinated human body parts or preserved humans.

Even at that time, when he was in North Korea, in an Instagram story captured by an external media, Arnold also mentioned about clothing or bags made of albino human skin.

7. Once Featured on Magazine Cover

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In March 2020, Arnold Putra's face graced the cover of Tatler Indonesia magazine. According to the magazine, Arnold is part of the 116 influencers in Asia who are able to bring about change.

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