atelier ted noten: dior 001

‘dior001’ – medicine storage capsule

amsterdam-based atelier ted noten has designed the ‘dior 001’ gun that is part of a larger new series entitled ‘7 necessities for a women to feel like a woman through the eyes of a man’. 

the weapon of beauty discreetly hides an antique hairpin, lipgloss, medicine, a USB stick with ‘secret information’, a 100 gram sterling silver bar. other products in the ‘7 necessities…’ series include sunglasses, a bag, bionic arm piece, shawl and more. the firearm is made from a 3D printed nylon body with 18 carat gold details executed through traditional goldsmithing methods.

the selection of new works are presented by ornamentum gallery on the occasion of design miami / basel 2011.

‘dior001’ – lipgloss component

‘dior001’ – lipgloss open

‘dior001’ – USB stick with ‘secret information’

‘dior001’ – antique hairpin

‘dior001’ – 100 gram sterling silver bar

‘dior001’ – 100 gram sterling silver bar (detail)

‘dior001’ by atelier ted noten