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# Failed Chandelier
'Always Wanted to be a Chandelier' Hanged Floor Light

By Pearl | Published 2008-08-17 | Art & Design
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/failed-chandelier-always-wanted-to-be-a-chandelier-hanged-floor-light
References: [designspotter](http://www.designspotter.com/product/2008/08/Always-wanted-to-be-a-chandelier.html) & [ohaly](http://www.ohaly.com/)

“Always wanted to be a [chandelier](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salsa-chandelier)” is a a quirky design which suggests that even inanimate objects may suffer from inferiority complexes and even become suicidal.

The Hanged Light is simply a [regular floor light](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arc-lamp) with a bent stand near the lampshade. A hangman’s noose provides the attachment to the ceiling.

The Hanged Light is the creation of Israeli industrial designer Itay Ohaly who is based in Tel Aviv. He graduated from the Holon Institute of Technology.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.9/10
- Popularity: 19% | Activity: 30% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design)

## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Lighting Design:** Opportunity to explore innovative and quirky lighting designs.
- **Object Personification:** Opportunity to create more designs that personify inanimate objects.
- **Dark Humor Home Decor:** Opportunity to create home decor with dark humor elements.

### Where This Applies

- **Home Decor:** Opportunity for home decor companies to offer unique and unconventional products.
- **Industrial Design:** Opportunity for industrial designers to create disruptive and unconventional designs.
- **Artificial Intelligence:** Opportunity for AI systems to learn and respond to consumer preferences for unconventional home decor products.

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