This client requested a chandelier for above
the dining room table with only two
specifications. It was to be white and produced
in the Venetian style. Intended for a coastal
home, I incorporated traditional Venetian bowl,
light cups and armbacks, but diverted the
design of the chandelier arms to reflect the
coastal setting. Thus, each arm reaches out in
a random pattern, amorphous and almost
jellyfish like. In addition, an elongated glass
stem to the ceiling and a custom made finial
completes the natural illusion.
Canopy
hand blown to
size with a folded lip detail
where it meets the ceiling.
It has been drilled, ground
and polished to accept a 5/8"
threaded nipple bolted to a
chrome loop.
Stem
hand blown in two
pieces a trumpet shape that
meets the bowl and a long
tube that has been cut to
size to let the chandelier
hang precisely 30" from the
top of the dinning room
table. Both elements are
connected by large clear
glass beads that have been
ground, polished and glued
together.
Cuphand blown
large enough to
cover the light
fixture but short
enough to allow the
decorative bulb to
peek out of the top.
This has also been
ground and polished
on the bottom to
seat correctly on
the arm.
Armhand blown in four different styles and cut
to size. A 3/8" nipple is glued at both ends of each
arm. At one end a standard chandelier fixture is
screwed in and the other is bolted into the main stem.
Each arm is then wired by a UL approved electrician.
Bowlhand blown to cover all
the inner workings of the fixture.
The bottom is ground and polished
flat and then drill to allow a 3/8"
threaded rod through.
Finialhand blown with ground facets and
A 3/8" nut is glued inside. finial just screws
to the main stem, holding the bowl in place.