Just Stay at Home

A few years back, I introduced you to Coffin Couches, a company that makes couches from actual recycled, well... re-purposed, steel coffins.


above: One of Coffin Couches' many custom options

Not alone in this creepy concept, Autum, a Los Angeles based store that produces limited edition items, has created The Heretic, a black Italian leather sofa hand-made from an 18 gauge steel coffin and produced in a limited edition of three.








Features:
* Hand Made USA
* Custom Built From an 18 Gauge, Steel Coffin
* Welded Underside For Durability
* Custom Hand Sewn Seating Area
* Airbrushed: Gloss Black / Pewter Trim
* Black Italian Leather: Life Marks & Grain Variations Will Occur
* Laser Engraved ID Plaque
* Limited Production Run of (3)
* 81.5″ x 31″ x 26.5″
* Complimentary Domestic Shipping / International Orders: Contact Us



Price? $4,500 USD
Buy it here

the fabulous photos are by photographer Phillip Ritchie , courtesy of Autum.

above: Keyhole and detail, by horror photographer Joshua Hoffine

In honor of Halloween, here's a reprise of some (there are many more) of my spookiest posts from the past few years in the areas of photography, fine art, fashion, furniture and design.

Beautifully Creepy Photography:

•Joshua Hoffine Brings Your Nightmares To Life In His Beautiful Horror Photography


•The SAW Blood Drive Posters I-VI


•More Ghoulishness From Photographer Joshua Hoffine


•Nina Levy's Family Portraits Make Yours Look Less Frightening.


•The Puppet Show By Photographers Winkler + Noah


•Gottfried Helnwein's Controversial Photos


•Meet Russian Photographer And Artist Oleg Dou

Disturbing Art:


•Jason Clay Lewis: Drop Dead Gorgeous And Ammo Art


•An Inside View of Jason Freeny's Unusual Art.


•Barbie Gone Bad. Works From The 7th Annual Altered Barbie Exhibit

Frightening Fashion:

•Bela's Dead: The Dark Side Of Sexy Lingerie


•A New Fashionista Favorite: Designer Iris van Herpen


•Some Spooky Skull Shoes & Boots From Martin Margiela


•Limited Edition Bell & Ross Skull Watch: Instrument BR 01 Airborne Talisman Watch


Deadly Design:

•Coffin Couches



•Showtime's Serial Killer, Dexter, Inspires Some Bloody Interesting Items


•Rock a Bye Deadly Baby: The Ne Zha Works of Shi Jinsong


•Modern Mementos Of Macabre Moments in History


•Ordinary Life: Disturbed by Nika Zupanc


•The Sensory Deprivation Skull & The Wellness Skull


•This Is The Furniture Your Mother Warned You About: Ted Nemeth Designs


•Make No Bones About It, Stephen Einhorn Is Much More Than A Jeweler.

Modern Coffins & Urns

•The Best Modern Coffins. When You Want To Go Out In Style.


•Modern Cremation Urns