LOUNGE GUN GOLD

In the TAGWERC Design STORE you will find the floor lamp Lounge Gun Gold as well as all lights from the Guns collection by Flos as licensed originals with a guarantee of authenticity. The Guns lamps are also available as table lamps in the Philippe Starck collection at TAGWERC. Bedside Gun and Table Gun.

The inscription on the base of the Gun lamp reflects this political intention. “Happiness is a hot gun,” it reads. Not to be forgotten is the inside of the lampshade, where printed crosses reinforce the statement. The base of the Lounge Gun Gold lamp is shaped like an M16 rifle standing vertically on its butt plate, a rifle used by, among others, the US armed forces. In addition to the M16 rifle, Philippe Starck also incorporates the silhouette of the Russian Klashnikov AK-47 assault rifle and machine gun into the design. table lamp Table Gun and the Beretta handgun in the Bedside Gun table lamp represent Starck's design-based social criticism.

The Lounge Gun Gold floor lamp by Philippe Starck for Flos features a conical lampshade that provides direct light. This design cleverly and elegantly conceals the light source to the side. Simultaneously, the light shines upwards and downwards, bathing the immediate surroundings in a harmonious interplay of light and shadow. The lamp's surface reflects the light. white (at the Lounge Gun Chrome) or gold (in the case of the Lounge Gun Gold) the interior of the lampshade reflects the light before it emerges.

The lampshade is made of plasticized paper, while the lamp base is made of die-cast aluminum and then electroplated with gold (Lounge Gun Gold) or chrome (Lounge Gun Chrome). The cable is equipped with an electronic dimmer, allowing the lights in the Guns collection to be dimmed incrementally.

The Lounge Gun Gold floor lamp is equipped with a state-of-the-art light source: a 21-watt LED with a color temperature of 3,000 Kelvin (warm white). A round base ensures the Lounge Gun Gold floor lamp by Flos stands securely. The power cable connection is also located on the side of the base. Whether used as a reading light, mood lighting, or a sophisticated and expressive accent in the living room, bedroom, bar, or lobby – the Lounge Gun Gold floor lamp from the Italian lighting manufacturer Flos can be used flexibly anywhere. Finished with 18-karat gold – as shown here – or alternatively with a chrome coating, the Lounge Gun lamp by Flos is designed to make a statement.

Flos states that it donates 20 percent of the proceeds from the sale of its Guns lighting collection to the non-profit organization "Frères de Hommes Europe," which provides humanitarian aid in crisis areas, primarily in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The lamps in the Guns collection are political statements and works of art that denounce war, the arms trade, and the associated predatory greed. As such, the Gun lamp is on permanent display at the Centre Georges Pompidou, the museum of contemporary art in Paris.

Lounge Gun Gold by Philippe Starck for the Italian lighting manufacturer Flos is more than just a floor lamp. The Lounge Gun Gold floor lamp is both an art object and a political statement. Philippe Starck explains: “I wanted to create objects that remind us that our prosperity is based on the death of others.”