It's the thinkers that are able to use items that already exist to make new inventions that are the most resourceful innovators and these crane-related contraptions are all stellar examples of how cranes have been used for their reach and for their design in creative endeavors.
For example, 'Cityscape Disco Parties' describes the Michel de Broin disco ball that was created in Paris, France for Nuit Blanch. It's 7.5-feet wide and has over 1000 mirrors and was suspended using a crane over the city of love. The sparkling lights could only be fitting for princes and princesses which is exactly what the citizens must have felt like. There are smaller devices such as the 'Crane Lamp' by Charlie Davidson that have been injected into interior design as a way to bring rugged modernity into the home.
12 Crane-Related Contraptions
From City-Wide Disco Devices to Suspended Sumo Wrestlers:
Senduran Bhakthakumaran — Apr 23, 2012 — Art & Design
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Lever System Lighting
The Pulley Floor Lamp by Monocomplex Evokes a Sense of Tension
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Paper Crane Curtains
Chrissie Macdonald Creates Set Decoration and Art from Paper
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Construction Zone Lighting
The Charlie Davidson 'Crane Lamp' Gives a Rugged Look to Living Rooms
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Levitating Terrain
The Marcelo Ertorteguy Landscape Cube is a House Caught in Limbo
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Cityscape Disco Parties
The Michel De Broin Disco Ball Lit Up Paris for Just One Night
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Dramatic Dangling Lamps
The Crane Light is a Contemporary Structure and an Adjustable Light
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Beautifully Balanced Lighting
Matt Downer's Crane Floor Lamp is Elegant and Romantic
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Chinese Lantern Lighting
The Bat-Yam Biennale 'Skylight' Will Light Up Your World
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Suspended Sumo Sculptures
Stephano Bombardieri Hangs a Japanese Wrestler Using a Crane
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Nature-Defying Advertisements
The Tropicana Brighter Mornings Campaign Lights up the Night
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Tubed Aluminum Lights
Benjamin Hubert Creates an Industrial-Inspired Lamp
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Constructive Destructive Lighting
The Wrecking Ball and Crane Lamps by Studio Job
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