Give Death the Middle Finger With This $500,000 USD 24K Gold Skull Armchair

Unrestrained luxury without the hassles of good taste.

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In what looks to be a product designed exclusively for those who have lots of money and no class, French design company Harow has released a 24-karat gold-clad version of its head-turning Skull Armchair. Clocking in at a not-unreasonable price of $500,000 USD, the armchair is entirely handmade in Paris and features a ghastly geometric rendering of a human skull in reinforced fiberglass over a steel internal skeleton. The actual sitting part of the chair is upholstered in inky black velvet for that extra supervillain touch. Check out the rest of the company’s offerings here, including a gold-plated footstool created in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s likeness.

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