Philippe Starck Gun Lamp

Subversive et politique la lampe emblématique porte également en elle la folle poésie de son créateur.

Philippe starck gun lamp. Philippe starck designed lamps for flos usa featuring the gun base including another one with an ak 47. Buy online authentic gun lamps. Inspired to do just that starck created the guns collection to make a powerful statement. Whichever way you consider it philippe starck has built a range of strong controversial yet bizarrely functional pieces which feature guns floor and table lights.

He was appointed the artistic director for the french presidency of the european union in 2008. From restaurants to hotels furniture to space modules the. Philippe starck born in 1949 the son of andre starck aeronautics engineer he says that his father often inspired him and that because he was an engineer that it made invention a duty his family originally came from the alsace region before his grandfather moved to paris he studied at the école camondo in paris. Philippe starck s intention with the gun lamp from flos was to create objects which remind us that our state of well being is the result of somebody else dying.

De la lampe gun flos 2005 philippe starck disait qu elle était un signe du temps qui inscrit violemment la mort dans notre paysage quotidien et dénonce la collusion de la guerre et de l argent. This gun table lamp is based on the design of a kalashnikov ak47 and has a body made of die cast aluminium. Gun lamp flos by starck. Find out his lighting design works such as the world famous gun lamp and romeo lights.

Find contemporary lighting designed for flos usa by philippe starck one of the most creative minds in the industry. Subversive and political the iconic lamp also bears the crazy poetry of its creator. Gun lamp flos by starck. Of the gun lamp flos 2005 starck has said it is a sign of the times which violently inscribe death into our daily landscape.

Inspiration behind the design. The french government has given him national honors and prestigious positions. In 2005 they approached french product designer philippe starck who created this beautiful collection of gun lamps the bodies are constructed from die cast aluminium and the guns can also be found in a golden version coated in an 18 karat gold plated finish. The base of the gun table lamp is available in an 18k gold plated finish the diffuser or shade is matt black plasticized paper.

Nyc showroom re opens monday 6 29 free shipping on 50 purchase see more. This guns lounge light which is the biggest in the range is a floor lamp which is visually very striking for many modern homes retail outlets or commercial spaces. This philippe starck guns table lamp uses a medium frosted halogen bulb providing direct reading and ambient lighting.