How do you feel about accent furniture and lighting which resembles weaponry or has been re-purposed from weapons?  It brings a whole new meaning to “Love not War!”   Metaphorically speaking, it can represent the fact that we do not need to use weapons to fight, but rather can use them functionally in everyday life to better serve humaninty. It can be a ‘Far-Out’ explnanation, but whatever you feel about this topic, it’s hard to disagree that these next few pieces are pretty ‘Darn cool!

The “Eiger North Light” was designed by Matthias Ries.  His descripstion for this light is as follows: Eiger North Light shows in a provocative way the weakness and vulnerability of preservation and conservation. In order to experience the golden shine you need to let loose your destructive inner.

image from www.matthiasries.com

image from www.matthiasries.com

image from www.matthiasries.com

The Second is the very recognizable Philippe Starck  ’Gun Lamps & Vase Collection’- “To life, To Death.”  The Guns Collection is nothing but a sign of the times.
We get the symbols we deserve.
Happiness is a hot gun.
Glory to our dictators
To Life, To Death

image from www.starck.com

image from www.starck.com

image from www.starck.com

image from www.starck.com

And lastly see what other designers have created through utilizing weapons…

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