Five Awesomely Weird Doll Decorations From Patch NYC

Racked is no longer publishing. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years. The archives will remain available here; for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here.

Grid View

Expand

• Nathalie Lete Mrs. & Mr. Extra Ham at Patch NYC, $56
• Nathalie Lete King Leberwurst Doll at Patch NYC, $56
• Nathalie Lete T-Bone Steak Doll at Patch NYC, $66
• Stitched Skeleton Set at Patch NYC, $23
• Paper Mache Skeleton at Patch NYC, $21

On a recent trip to the South End's tucked away boutique Patch NYC, we couldn't help but ask owners John Ross and Don Carney what they consider the quirkiest, most bizarre item in stock. They were quick to point to the work of their friend Nathalie Lete, French artist and crafter of a large butcher-themed art installation. Across the room we laid our eyes on some fantastically strange stuffed dolls, meant to hang like tasty sausages in a shop window. Now, there is nothing grotesque about these decorations—cute smiling faces remind that these pieces have a sense of humor about themselves.

So while your attention is on Lete's Mrs. & Mr. Ham, King Leberwurst, and T Bone Steak, we encourage you to indulge in the store's other eccentric human-inspired finds: a set of stitched skeletons with dangly limbs and colorful paper mache memento mori figurines with glitter eyes. All of the above make a prime gift for that eclectic friend or your own mashed-up abode.
· 38 Essential Boston Shopping Experiences, Winter 2013 [Racked Boston]
· Shop the Patch NYC Collab With Astier de Villatte [Racked Boston]