Category — Product Design

I recently was at a friends house and he has a really cool silver ring with a small semiautomatic gun shaped charm where the stone should be and I wanted it really bad (see image below). But I am wondering why? Why are we so infatuated with Guns? As American’s we feature guns, alot, in our movies, television, literature, and now even our fashion, graphic design, and interiors. This kind of baffles me because I’m not exactly a big gun fan, yet I keep finding myself drawn to the style that comes from being a gun slinger.

Some of our greatest movie icons have been filmed using a gun in one film or another. John Wayne is pretty much a poster boy for the NRA. I guess I was raised with the stigma that “Guns Kill” and now I find myself more and more attracted to the shape, color, and style of the gun rather than the actual use. (I also have a brother-in-law who is a cop and feel that if there is going to be a gun in the house while I am babysitting shouldn’t I know how to use it?)

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Gun shaped objects are found in many different mediums including the ones shown here. Click on the pictures in order to find more information on your favorite gun shaped item. My favorite is the gian chandelier seen at the bottom of the post.

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From the portfolio of Photographer Soon Tong

Here are just a couple of the cool images from Soon Tong’s creative portfolio. These images were featured in the Singapore Home Concepts magazine and feature furniture from multiple sources. I find these images to be haunting and magical. It goes to show you that with a creative mind anything can become more unusual and interesting. To see more great Furniture Shots from Soon Tong Click HERE

From the portfolio of Photographer Soon Tong

When it comes to creating a designed object, trash cans are the pits; but in this case the pits are what make this design beautiful. Designed for the 2009 Braun Design Competition this eco-friendly trash receptacle offers a place to throw you’re garbage away and create a better environment. Made for disposal of biodegradable materials like food, paper and other organic content, this machine will acctually transform the material into compost for healthy plants. Unfortunately the device didn’t win but it made it far in the over competition.

Art imatates nature with these unique water droplet serving platters from Eastern Breeze Trading. The platters come in three sizes including a 7in, 12in and 15in. Perfect for a salad or shrimp cocktail this platter will have your guests asking for more. The pounded pewter metal finish and rounded edges of the droplets add to the cool shape and design of an object ready for display.

Sleek and compact, the Eos from Volkswagen is a design worth test driving. Starting in the low $30,000’s this vehicle is a perfect option for anyone who wants a convertible without the hype. Taking place of the once popular VW Cabriolet, this update offers fuel efficiency and a design inspired by vehicles from the past.

This is what modern design is all about! Taking design elements from a common object like an egg carton and translating it into a great catchall. Perfect for holding all the change and lip balm, keys and glasses you were carrying around with you all day; they now have a place to sit until you leave the house. Great on the dresser or the front hall, this Eggflate by Josh Jakus also makes a great gift!

A new must have kitchen gadget. Designed by Ross + Doell for Umbra. Accessorize your sink with this flexible plastic sink caddy. Fits standard double kitchen sinks. 4.25 x 4.25 x 5.5″