Philippe Starck ‘gun’ tablelamp for Flos

Starck said about The Gun Lamp (Flos 2005) ‘it is “a sign of the times”, which violently inscribe death into our daily landscape.’ Subversive and political, the iconic lamp also bears the crazy poetry of its creator.

“There is no war without money. The Gun lamp appears as a provocation but it is not.
It is a symbol. I imagined the Gun lamp as a Kalashnikov to represent war, I chose gold, chrome to represent money, the lampshade with crosses inside as a reminder of our lost ones. This lamp is a tribute. To our fathers, our brothers, our sisters… To all those who perished for our benefit.

On the foot of the lamp Starck mentioned a slogan “happiness is a hot gun”. So the lamp in your house has a lot of stories to tell about.

Lamp is in very good condition consistent with age and use.