The Chandelier Blog

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FresHome:
Dottings Design decided to combine fringes and light and create this beautiful chandelier that has an exquisitely old look, that was exposed at Vienna Design Weeks between 3 Oct and 21 Oct 2007. This chandelier is a great example of how you can use inspiration from old things to create beautiful new stuff.

Luxury Launches:
Designed exclusively by Marie Christophe, this piece of light will spread extravagance more then light in your living room. Available on at Vivre, you can grab it to highlight the décor for this season. Swooping wires trace the space of a classic chandelier, accented by red beading gracefully arching from one arm to another.

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Articulations:
What are art collectors to do when they’ve filled up their walls? Try the ceiling.
Chandeliers created by artists and designers are the buzz of the London Design Festival, which runs through September 25. The exhibition of lighting designs at Royal Festival Hall, the festival’s hub, was curated by the auction house Phillips de Pury and […]

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Elite Choice:
Designed using PMMA sheets illuminated by a special fluorescent bulb, Polycarbonate tube and steel cable; this chandelier invigorate the traditional chandelier. The floor-lamp Josephine and table-lamp Marie-Louise, jointly leads to the creation of this stylish lamp - giving an overdose to the design world.

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Inhabitat:
British based lighting designer Ali Siahvoshi exhibited work at 100% Design this week, and is the designer behind Fabbian’s line of super-cool chandeliers made from knives and forks. Born and raised in Iran, Siahvoshi has a unique approach to contemporary lighting design. Using previous everyday objects, from table legs, coat hangers and cutlery Siahvoshi has […]

Inhabitat:
Trash Luxe, an exhibition for the London Design Festival at Liberty’s, celebrates the creativity of reworking/remastering unwanted goods into desirable products. With the concept of luxury being increasingly rethought and redefined, using objects with a sub-narrative: vintage materials, material/packaging waste and other disposable items, gives layered meaning and added value to otherwise overlooked commodities. Here […]

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The Bradbury Contemporary Lighting Collection features solid spherical crystal on a polished chrome frame. Matte opal hard back linen shades add a cool touch. Get yours at LAMF.

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Tell me:
where would you hang this colourful carnival chandelier?
Find more exotic chandeliers at
I Lite 4 For U.
The shop also has vintage & antique light creations including Victorian, Art Deco, Shabby Petite & Chic Chandeliers.

The Korea Times:
Top Korean designer Andre Kim is giving his unique, luxurious style to lighting products such as chandeliers.
Kim launched the Andre Kim Lighting collection through a fashion show at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Seoul on Wednesday evening. Models walked down the runway against the backdrop of the extravagant lighting collection while also carrying some […]

Designed by Raffaele Celetano for Ingo Maurer, the Campari Light comprises ten Campari Soda bottles suspended by the neck, on a height-adjustable cable.
A warm red glow is emitted through the contents of the bottles, which are individually detachable.
Takes one 75w bulb (included).
Available at Conranshop.