Philippe Starck's intention with the Gun lamp range was to create objects which remind us that our own state of well being is the result of somebody else dying. This bedside lamp design is based on a Beretta pistol hand gun and has a body made of die cast aluminium with an injection moulded polymer overprint and 18K gold plated finish. The diffuser or shade is matt black plasticized paper with a silk screen gold printer inner. Thought provoking