It's not PC, but taxidermy is cool.
Maybe not zebra and giraffe, but quirky applications of the old techniques, or even modern interpretations of the classic stag's head.
Take Emma Hawkins - a young, attractive taxidermist with waiting lists for penguins and items costing £60,000. It's macabre but fascinating, and Hawkins boasts celebrity clients and a high end London address.
Starck is at it of course - see his lit acrylic deer head - and the traditional stag heads look best set in contemporary surroundings. A well preserved deer head set against a crisp white background and some cool styling, softens and humanises a modern interior that can often seem a little clinical and unloved.
Sometimes it's art, comic or dark.
I'll work on the next appropriate hotel client and let you know if I convince them that stuffing can be sexy!
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