Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Living Room Lighting I'm Liking Lately

Here is a selection of ceiling lights/chandeliers I am liking.  These are all taken from 1st Dibs and none of them are cheap.  I like some more than others, but in one way or another I like them all.
The common theme is that most of them are wide at or near the bottom and they don't hang too far from the ceiling.  Most important, they have multiple bulbs and light up, down and to all sides.
For reference and discussion purposes, each light has a number beneath it.

A1
A2 - How do you change the bulbs?
A3
A4 - This is about 9 feet across and came out of JFK airport.
A5 - Venini, I think.
A6
A7 - Maybe a little baloonsy.
A8
A9 - Enormous, but scalable and could be shorter top to bottom.  Also, pretty simple to construct.
A10
A11
A12
A13 - The "Artichoke" light.
A14 - These style are all called "Sputnik" light fixtures.
A15
A16
A17 - I think I could make this out of bundt pans.
A18
A19 - Too yellow, and too 70's.
A20 - Inexpensive copies of this are available for around $350.
A21 - Looks like a bug pod with hatchlings trying to get out.