Tuesday 13 September 2011

Dictator Chic





A couple of weeks back I read a great article in the Guardian about 'Dictator Chic' and the simple rules on how to manifest your wealth and power should you find yourself one day in the position of a despot.


"Firstly, there must be gold. Lots of it, in the form of cutlery, taps, weapons, sofas in the shape of family members. Yesterday a looter of Gaddafi’s compound was pictured brandishing what appeared to be gold revolver...."


But the cornerstone of dictator chic is “things in one’s own image”. The late Saparmurat Niyazov, president of Turkmenistan, commissioned, among many monuments to himself, a gold statue that revolved to always face the sun"


Can we just say that even though we obviously adore gold and think that the world would be a much better place if there was just more of it around - we think that this is going too far. Hold back and ask to be taken off our mailing list if you become tempted to have a piece of furniture made in gold to replicate you or any other family member. 


Seletti Gold Porcelain Revolver




Was this the gold revolver ??