The Chandelier Blog

Deadbeat Club:

The round barn at Shelburne Museum just got a wee bit swankier. Check out their chandelier show, aptly entitled Chandelirious!, and if you are lucky, you will even meet the chipmunks who call the barn home.

City Paper Online:

Chandelier With Hands” (pictured) stands at the one entrance to the Baltimore Museum of Art’s contemporary wing like something cast aside from a horror movie or an absurdist theater production.

From the front–at least, the broad side greeting visitors to the wing’s Front Room–the piece, a sculptural Laocoön of wood, brown plastic bubble wrap, and painted plastic hands, is equal parts candelabra and contemporary art doohickey.

The base is a sturdy lumber cross, the armature a plywood expanse like bones in a bat’s wings, with amorphous blobs of packing tape circling some parts of the frame like a quick study for one of Greg Lynn’s architectural blobs or a crude markup for the cocoons people are going to be wrapped in for the next remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Topping the piece’s eight (pseudo) peaks are the plastic body parts–each a right hand facing you in a macabre, disembodied wave, as if lopped off a local beauty queen sitting on the back of a convertible during a parade.

Daily Mail:

An Aladdin’s cave bedecked with ribbons and tassels, this home could only belong to the owner of trimmings boutique VV Rouleaux:

You may have a sudden desire, on entering Annabel Lewis’ Mayfair mansion flat, to run around like a small child and touch everything.

To run your hands over the myriad of brightly coloured fabrics, tassles, and ribbons that adorn furniture, jangle the sparkly chandelier crystal hanging from the walls, examine strange objects and put them in your pocket. There are quirky finds in every available space and the effect is magical; pure Wonderland.

Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn:

On Monday, June 11th, the 30-foot tall, 116-year-old chandelier at historic Old First Reformed Church will be lowered for the first time in ten years for cleaning and renovation, and replacement of 108 bulbs.

The chandelier serves as the centerpiece for the sanctuary of the Old First Reformed Church. Founded in 1654, Old First was Brooklyn’s first church. The fixture, dating from 1891’ has four rings of lights and was designed for both electricity and gas power, though the gas has since been disconnected.

The process of lowering this chandelier takes half an hour and the cleaning and repair calls for more than 20 volunteers. The chandelier is hung from a steel cable in the church attic, which is fixed to a windlass with six reducing gears. Once the chandelier is brought down scaffolding is required to reach the top ring of lights.

Sixty young adult volunteers from… read on.

Turks.US:

Chandeliers are a great way to make a room look a whole lot better by giving it an elegant tone. Although people would think that any chandelier can improve any room just by adding it in the room’s focal point, there are certain things that people should consider when buying chandeliers in order to get the appropriate and desired effect of the chandelier to the room. Not all chandeliers fit any room, so you need to be able to determine which ones will best accentuate your room.

One of the first things that you will need to look for when buying chandeliers is the price of the chandelier. Sometimes, the price of a chandelier can indicate the quality of the materials and the craftsmanship that was put into making the chandelier. Of course, the more expensive the chandelier, then the higher your expectation would be of its quality.

But the most basic chandeliers, which can cost anywhere from $50 to $100, are commonly made of polished brass with glass shades. Others which cost a bit higher are regarded as those with improved quality and workmanship, like the Tiffany chandeliers, or crystal chandeliers. One of the best quality found in crystal chandeliers are made with Swarovski Strass crystals, which can cost up to a few thousand dollars.

Another thing that you need to look for is the chandelier with the right size for your room. You wouldn’t want to buy a chandelier that is too small for the room that it will make the chandelier’s presence seem non-existent. You also wouldn’t want to buy a chandelier that is too big for the room that it will make your room appear very crowded and cramped. Rooms with high ceilings can accommodate large chandeliers, however, rooms that are very narrow may benefit better from two smaller chandeliers instead of just one large one…

Eclectic Revival:

Here we have this extremely rare hand painted carnival glass chandelier that dates from the 1920s - 1930s.

This chandelier is fresh out of a Toronto estate and is being offered to the market for the first time in many years.

This chandelier will become the focal point of any room it’s put in with its great color and design…

PRLog.Org:

Moroccan decor contestants need to be familiar with Moroccan decorative home lighting in particular and interior designing with chandeliers in general.

Due to the last theme overwhelming response, The Moroccan Bazaar announced a repeat of the contest. This time the contest’s theme is in a written format and the entry deadline is September 15th. The article is to be 750-850 words with a focus in chandeliers and Moroccan home lighting. More info here.

The Enquirer:

A little bit of American history can be yours with the unusual Smithsonian Collection by Kichler Lighting, based on designs found in the museum’s famous archives.

Introduced earlier this year, it includes 60-plus fixtures inspired by visits with museum curators to review historic keepsakes. The products, $1,150-$4,500, are divided into 3 ‘families’: Renwick, Joseph Henry and Titus. More information.