Top 32 Dazzling Chandeliers (SUPER GALLERY)

For centuries, chandeliers have been used to add a touch of elegance to interior design. Since the days of the original cascading candle-holders, chandeliers have gone through major evolution, as highlighted in the gallery. Lighting has always played an integral role in home decor, and can hugely impact the overall ambiance of a room, both from the strength and hue of the light emitted to the design of the fixtures themselves.

Take a look at 32 of the most interesting chandeliers featured on Trend Hunter:

Unexpected Urban Decor - Baccarat Chandeliers on Rue des Hallebardes (GALLERY)

How romantic would it be to stroll the streets of France an instead of streetlamps, had your evening stroll illuminated by the cascading glow from chandeliers? It must have been vraiment enchanting to see these glowing in the night in the small town bordering Germany. They are hung as part of the … [More]

Made-To-Order Lighting - Black Lace Chandelier (GALLERY)

This black chandelier is the epitome of chic. The glossy tubular Perspex shade is permeated by a fancy, laser cut designs to allow light to shine through and cast delicate patterns on the walls. From within the circular opening, Jet black crystals cascade down like the elegant tentacles of a calming… [More]

Jellyfish Chandeliers 2 - Timothy Horn Lighting (GALLERY)

Melbourne-born artist Timothy Horn’s large-scale jellyfish chandeliers were inspired by the illustrations of the 19th century German zoologist, Ernst Haeckel. His creations (Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa) are made of silicone rubber and fiber optics. The chandeliers seem to be moving and swimming i… [More]

Jellyfish Chandelier - LED Medusa

There’s something outrageously elegant about jellyfish, which is why it’s no surprise so many designers have looked to these bizarre creatures for creative inspiration. Take this lamp for example. The Medusa chandelier by Géraldine Gonzalez illuminates with magnificent LED lights, adding a vibran… [More]

Suspended Jewel Lights - Kumulus Crystal Chandelier (GALLERY)

Designer Peter Nilsson’s supernova inspired ‘Kumulus’ chandelier is a fabulous explosion of colour and light. Suspended jewels of handcrafted crystal can be custom made to suit, both size and colour. Depending on your perception, the spider or daisy-like ’Sirrus’ chandelier can be stacke… [More]

Delicate Barnacle Canopy - 21-Pendant Chandelier by Bocci

This porcelain and borosilicate glass 21-pendant chandelier by Bocci is inspired by mother nature. It resembles barnacles on a substrate only this creation employs borosilicate glass perched on a metal wire fastened to a brushed nickel awning. The canopy masterpiece is available at $11,460. [More]

Glitter Chandelier - Dynamic Light Reminiscent of the Disco Ball (GALLERY)

Every place one turns, it seems that retro is continues to be hot. This glimmering chandelier recalls the disco globes that still hang over many club dance floors. Mirrored glass is hung by chains from a polished steel frame. Dim the other lights and let this provide the dynamic lighting mood for yo… [More]

Therese Chandelier by Cultivate

CULTIVATE is a design house that, as many Dutch designers do, explore the extreme edges of puns. They are very toung and cheek with their designs. Their playfulness does not detratct from the visceral power that their objects produce. The Therese chandelier, in particular is one of these visceral it… [More]

Illuminated Ostrich Pods - Fiela Feather Chandelier (GALLERY)

The Fiela Feather Chandelier, which is featured in the first two photos, is made with real ostrich feather shades and is the work of South African designer Haldane Martin. The chandelier was presented at the Design Indaba Expo in Cape Town, South Africa last month. The last two pictures are of t… [More]

Hypnotic Glass Feather Light - Aline Johnson Design (GALLERY)

This stunning lamp is surrounded my vibrantly coloured glass feathers. The multicoloured glass was kiln-formed by talented London-based designer, Aline Johnson. At her studio at Cockpit Arts, she creates beautiful lighting including chandeliers and table lights, but she also creates vases and tabl… [More]

Torrid Cloud Chandelier - Stonegate Designs

What do you see when you view this chandelier? A peaceful cloud, a torrent, a thundercloud? A bunch of snakes? This handcrafted Cloud Chandelier from Stonegate Designs is comprised of 17 hand-blown fixtures. The designer says it represents a torrid movement, proving beauty is in the eye of the behol… [More]

Color Changing Chandelier - LED Crystal Ceiling Light

Colorful crystal lighting is a unique and exciting way to beautify your home. This color changing ceiling light is 24% LED crystal and is monitored from an ordinary light switch and a remote control device that changes the LEDS from a broad spectrum of red, green, and blue. [More]

LED Chandelier - Hani Rashid Inspired by Sun King

Technology makes this exquisiste chandelier special. LED lights are embedded in the faceted chambers and reflect the light in a stunning geometrical pattern. LQ is Hani Rashid’s homage to Louis the 14th, the Sun King. This is the designer’s attempt to replicate crystal chandeliers without the crysta… [More]

Fake Taxidermy Part VII - Antler Lights by Jason Miller (GALLERY)

Fake trophies and antler-inspired art has really taken off in the last while. Artist Jason Miller must have been inspired by the miraculous wonders of the animal world when he created this stunning antler light collection. What many people don’t know is that antlers are shed each year, growing bac… [More]

Transformer Chandlier - Lamp Changes Shape (VIDEO)

This transforming chandelier would be perfect for a room that serves multiple purposes. It can featured as a smallish, compact, informal fixture, or be expanded, fanning outward into a stunning statement piece of architectural enhancement. It’s would be fascinating to hear the story of how this idea… [More]

Lolita Chandelier by Ron Arad (VIDEO)

In this week’s New York Times Style Magazine, they featured a short blurb about Ron Arad’s Crystal chandelier. The chandelier is a crystal spiral with LED lights embedded within the crystals. The LED lights are programmed to allow the owner to scroll messages across the chandelier. It’s absolu… [More]

Eco

Recycling Bottles Into Macho Lighting - Only Sorta Ugly

There are only two places this chandelier can possible be hung: in the garage or in the recreation room above a pool table. But it says macho all over it. For sure the bottles need to have a certain character, but no sissy bottles please. [More]

Recycled Stir Stick Chandeliers - Studio Veríssimo Eco Lights (GALLERY)

Each day, millions of plastic coffee stirrers are thrown out after a two-second stir at coffee shops. This chandelier by Studio Veríssimo was created out of hundreds of plastic stir sticks, acting as a fine example of the beauty that can be created when we create from an eco savvy place. Studio Ve… [More]

Giant LED Chandelier - Green Lighting for Stanley Theater (GALLERY)

This, the world’s largest chandelier, was made by the Meyda Tiffany chandelier company and it now adorns the Stanley theater in Utica New York. This chandelier uses 1120 watts of electricity and 328 LEDs (light emitting diode) manufactured by Philips Luxeon. The chandelier consumes about 1,120 watts… [More]

Ingenious Use of Recycling - Tide Chandelier by Stuart Haygarth

Stuart Haygarth’s Chandeliers are as powerful to me as any of the environmental artist, Andy Goldsworthy. Goldsworthy makes simple forms from natural material that, often times, have arrived on the shores of our beaches. Stuart Haygarth uses the UN-natural material that arrives on our beaches. And… [More]

Bizarre

Dishwasher Safe Crystal Chandelier

Da Vinci is not only remarkable for being perfectly round. It’s also the world’s first dishwasher-safe crystal chandelier! [More]

Glo Chandelier - Painting of a Lamp that is Actually a Lamp

At $399, this is an expensive picture of a lamp that is actually a lamp… But hey, it’s art. A number of different lamps are available. “State of the art digital die sublimation printing techniques are used to create a canvas, which is then stretched over a wooden frame. Ultra thin strip lights… [More]

Tampon Chandeliers - O.B.

At first glance, this dramatic chandelier looks ordinarily beautiful, but look closer, and you’ll be bloody surprised! The monster-sized chandelier is actually composed of hundreds of white O.B. tampons. The tampon brand is certainly soaking up a lot of attention from exhibit viewers. As long as t… [More]

Volivik Chandelier - $1,000 Lamp Made of Bic Pens

Our friends at Cool Hunting found this cool chandelier made of entirely of bic pens. [More]

Rubber Chandeliers - Tobias Lighting

This industrial, rubber-coated, traditional glass chandelier might make sense if one is afraid of breakages, but on the other hand, the whole point of glass chandeliers is to reflect the light, making the lighting fixture look pretty and luxurious. Covering it up with rubber makes it opaque and it w… [More]

Frying Pan Chandelier - Culinary Institute of America Sculpture (GALLERY)

How creative is this unique hanging sculpture at the Culinary Institute of America in San Antonio, Texas? The eye-catching sculpture is made from dozens of cooking pans. Represent! [More]

Urban Light - The Shoe Chandelier

The shoe chandelier by designers Peter Pracilio and Oscar Lopez uses an icon of urban city life, the sneaker, in a fun interior lighting piece. It is a must have for any sneakers lover; and will surely add a touch of cool to your room. The design will be available in chandelier and tabletop versions… [More]

Chandelier With a Message - The End of an Era (GALLERY)

‘The End of an Era’ by Ian Burns is a chandelier of sixteen small monitors hanging from the ceiling, all displaying a live-feed image of a light bulb created by the “perversely archaic method of a camera obscura.” By focusing on the ubiquity of the screen and our ever-more sedentary relationshi… [More]

Human Bone Chapel - Sedlec Ossuary (VIDEO)

If you’re afraid of haunted places, this church is probably worth avoiding. The inside of this historical Christian building near Prague is covered in the remains of over 40,000 people. The matter in which it’s done is quite extraordinary as they’ve managed to create some elaborate works of art incl… [More]

Thousands of Gummi Bears Used to Create Elaborate Chandelier

Someone had an awful lot of time on their hands to fashion this chandelier out of gummi bears. I wonder if gummi bears haunt their dreams? This work of art measures 45” x 21” x 21” and apparently can last for up to two years, although I doubt it would make it that long with so many gummi bear lover… [More]

Rock and Royal - Custom Luxury Chandeliers (GALLERY)

Anyone who need an indulgence rather than a necessity, perhaps this is the right things to you ” a custom handcrafted chandeliers by Rock and Royal company. “Rock and Royal creates chandeliers with attitude, made to order. The company veers sharply away from the standard ring and crown shapes that a… [More]

Chandelier Autocollants by Munchausen

There are now (it seems) dozens of companies that are making stickers that are used as architectural appliques. This makes sense to me. The medium is young and exciting, and designers want to push the sticker genre as far as possible. The most successful designer of this genre, currently, is Munchau… [More]