If cars can be rolling works of art, the most extreme form would have to be a Formula One car. Each tiny part in the assembly is designed for only one purpose: to make the car’s lap time faster. This gives each of the components a purity of purpose and often, construction from the most exotic materials.
Exploiting these component features, Red Bull Racing is offering furniture and accessories made from parts of its F1 cars. A company called Racing Gold takes the parts and assembles them into household stuff. We’ve seen car parts made into furniture before, some with eye-pleasing results, other times not, but not from parts like these.
Called “Part of the Team,” they make for an intriguing collection. For instance, how about an LED floor lamp made from the car’s exhaust system?
“It used to glow hot as it expelled engine fumes as the cars raced at speeds of up to 340kph. this sculpture inspired lamp uses a hand-polished inconel exhaust system as its feature with gearbox rings as lamp holders. the remote control system supplied can be used to control many lighting appliances. included with this purchase is a tour of our facilities and a signed certificate describing its life history.” Yours for $4800.
Or a wall clock made from titanium torsion springs, reverse gear idler and a second hand which was once a steering wheel control knob.
There’s also a cot rack made from a wheel assembly, complete with carbon brake disc and caliper. The coat pegs are supported by titanium wheel gun sockets. The $11,600 price includes a trip to the factory in Milton Keynes.
The most modest pieces here are salt and pepper shakers ($2500) and a set of napkin rings made from “car components”—we’re guessing transmission gears—at about $1100.
Part of the proceeds will go to the Wings for Life (www.wingsforlife.com), a foundation that contributes to finding a cure for spinal cord injury.
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