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Peter Thum is working to stop gun violence. He is Founder and CEO of two brands: Fonderie 47 and Liberty United; ventures that transform illegal guns into jewelry, watches, and art.
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May 1, 2015 · Thum calls the AK-47 “the most infamous and destructive gun in the world” and through the company Fonderie 47, he transforms these weapons into jewelry — rings, cuffs, earrings, necklaces and more. The watch is the company’s pièce de résistance.
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Jul 3, 2013 · Mr. Thum founded Liberty United, with the goal of taking firearms off the streets by creating jewelry.
Jun 14, 2016 · Peter Thum has been working to make that concept a reality for years. In 2009, Thum co-founded Fonderie 47, which collects weapons and ammunitions from war-torn African nations, melts down the materials, and transforms them into necklaces, pens, cufflinks, rings and bracelets.
JAY Z's Life+Times sits down with Peter Thum, founder of Liberty United, a company that hopes to curb gun violence in America by creating high end jewelry out of seized illegal guns and bullets. Thum discusses his earlier work in helping to provide access to clean water in Africa, as well as creating jewelry out of illegal weapons in Africa ...
May 5, 2014 · NEW YORK — Peter Thum opens a bag and begins placing its contents on a small table. The contrast is jarring as the surface slowly fills with a mix of snub-nosed revolvers and finely wrought...
May 13, 2015 · Liberty United is one of several humanitarian efforts by Peter Thum, the entrepreneur who in 2005 sold Ethos Water to Starbucks for $7.7 million.