Harvey, Dustin - Chandelier

-Elliptical Chandelier-
I've designed this chandelier after solar system mobiles (that are so often made by elementary students) because I love space, but also because I've always thought that mobiles are rather calm inducing and relaxing objects.  

The chandelier is comprised of eight branching arms set around a center light. In the center and at each end of the arm is a light bulb and a screw-on piece that can hold a globe (ya know, like "planets"). The globes will be made of glass that is stained or patterned while the main tubing and arms are made of light weight stainless steel. The upper set of arms have a diameter of 3', the lower set 2', and each globe can range from 4" - 7" in diameter.  

The target market I had in mind for this piece would be for middle class families and could be placed in childrens rooms or in lower light areas of the house where people relax.  I tried to make this appealing to the thrifty decorator, going with a simple design (the skewed perspective I drew above would disagree, my apologies) and a relatively cheap make.  The glass globes would have a variety of different stains and patterns and would ideally be sold in different styled sets with the base.  I imagine you'd find this in a store such as Target or any other general home furnishing store.  





 

Crocetto, Julia

Title:  Take-out Box Chandelier

Dimensions: Approx. 18” high x 24” circumference.

Materials: The boxes are constructed of translucent heat-safe vellum. Metal tubing is used for the main structural core, with metal tubing concealing the wiring to each box. The metal “handle” for each box also conceals the wiring for the fixture within the box.  Bulbs are cool-burning and long-lasting, maximizing the length of time between bulb changes. Each box opens like a conventional take-out box to enable inevitable bulb changing.

Colors: The tone of the box material is warm white, to offset the “cold” light emanating from within. The metal tubing can be plated with brass or nickel finishes, or painted black, white or red.

Function: The fixture can be suspended from any ceiling height and can be adjusted via a pulley system for any table height, day or evening. The bulbs and wiring are suitable for dimmer switches.

Market: This chandelier will appeal to customers seeking a unique yet elegant conversation piece that will provide the perfect ambiance for their gatherings. A store such as Pottery Barn or Crate & Barrel, with an overlapping market of furnishings and kitchenware, would feature this light as a limited edition.

Inspiration: This chandelier hangs over an oval glass table in a restored Craftsman-style home. It compliments modern furnishings, bold color, abstract artwork and fine wine. Art and food go so well together.

Barreras, Michelle

This chandelier is made up of brass and small strands of lights (the best way I could describe them is Christmas lights) in thin glass housings. The length of the light strands is approx.  3 ft. and the width of the chandelier is about 2 3/4 ft. The brass tube that holds the electrical work can be adjustable depending on what the customer wanted.  I feel that it the smooth and slick, but still very elegant.

Hudson, Jessica

This object is both a chandelier and a hanging planter.
Chlorophytum Comosum is a common house plant, often called the spider plant, the chandelier comes with one large healthy Chlorophytum Comosum and the purchaser is expected to pick the sproutlings and place in the 4 small hanging glass containers with water - until the sproutlings have formed roots.
The chandelier is about 4 feet long, with a LED fiber optics magenta grow light at the top, and inforced (strong) led fiber optic light cable connecting the two wheel forms.
The wheel forms on the piece are black steel.
The 4 small hanging cups are oval and glass with rounded bottoms, and are suspended by black chains.
The target audience for this piece is plant lovers -  i imagine it would be sold at nurseries and growing supply stores, with a tendency to be in the more "hip" of these places.It would be priced around $250 and would likely end up in coffee shops and apartments alike.

This plant is Chlorophytum Comosum

Peel, Gwen
Reflective Light
This chandelier is made with beveled mirror pyramids and glass orbs. The base and the hanging wires are oxidized copper, which drips over the orbs. The 2' x 2 1/2" mirror columns will hang in a spiral, with the center column hanging the lowest. Some of the sides of the mirrors will face each other to create a continuing space. I wanted to create an elegant chandelier that reflects the globes, copper and other mirrors. The light itself is of course is the main element that I wanted to reflect. I want to create a bright aura around the design. I think it is similar to a wind chime, but my inspiration came from a system of mirrors that I assembled in my dark apartment to create more natural light.
Target market: To be sold at Lowes and Home Depot or in a Hotel.   

Holiday, Megan "Eye Chandelier"

The “Eye Chandelier” is 6ft wide and 3 ft in length. The eyelashes vary in length, from 6in. to 1 ft 6in, for the middle upper lashes. It is made of plastic, glass, and lead. The colors vary, but mainly consist of black, white, tan flesh-colored, red, blues, greens, and browns.  A red cord from the chandelier attaches to the ceiling; inside the red cord are electrical wires that connect to the bulb inside the eye part of the chandelier. The target audience for the chandelier is a prominent science museum in a popular city. The inspiration is of how the scientist looks at specimen and data to analyze.  The “Eye Chandelier” creates that feeling of being analyzed by a scientist, to make the museum visitor feel like he or she is part of the museum exhibits as well. The eye, itself, was inspired by stained glass mosaics. This design would be one of a kind, and be constructed for the science museum that commissioned it. 

williams, brian Sunburst Chandelier

My chandelier is inspired by the Art Deco movement of the twenties and thirties.  It is a square design with a brass starburst pattern on the bottom.  I think it is time for a little luxury if not outright opulence.  With the recession and austerity of the present age it is the perfect time for a deco renaissance.  This chandelier, particularly the brass accents is made to gleam if used with the recommended tungsten bulb no fluorescents or leds here please.   This light would be perfect for hotels, and ball rooms or anywhere the feeling of wealth is appreciated.   

Lambright, Julia/ Chandelier

Inspired by clusters of Hydrangea flowers, this Lacecup chandelier is made up of a variety of thin, unglazed porcelain shapes. Its mass of circular shapes creates a ‘landscape’ for the large showy ‘blossoms’ that is hand assembled into an oval sculpture. With its concave-profiled base, this chandelier is designed to structure in harmony with the architecture of its space, creating a dramatic focal point in your living area. Due to refraction of light through its porcelain composition, Lacecup will present a soft, translucent quality in the evening, yet, accentuate all the delicacy of natural light throughout the day.

Dimensions:

Height – 48in

Oval cluster ~ 24 x 32in

Number of lights – 62

Davis, Ryan Flex Chandelier

 

               The Flex Chandelier is made for the modern home. It has a sleek design that fits nicely in any modern space. It features 7 individual lights that amass to create a stunning 4’x1’ piece. However, this chandelier is no ordinary chandelier, it takes this very traditional lighting style and pushes its functionality to a whole new level. Each light has the ability to move throughout the space. Set on winding cords you can actually pull an individual light down from the piece and use it as a flashlight of sorts. Fear not from burns, as this sensitive touch technology uses OLED panels” to illuminate the space, you can even change the intensity of the light with just a sweep of the hand. Now those dark nooks and crannies can hide no longer!

               To complement your new modern design, consider the Flex Chandelier Wall Mounts. These handy little hooks stick to walls without having to use nails or anything messy, and they hold the locked Flex Light in place so you don’t have to hold it yourself. You could even use them to expand the design of your new piece! Inspired by the mobility of a flashlight and the elegance of a fine designed chandelier, this low cost, sophisticated look can be yours and in multiple colors too, just click on our website to find out more.

Bock, Casey Chandelier

Lamb, Bree: Beehive Chandelier

The "Beehive Chandelier" takes it's inspiration from the traditional Chinese Lantern in it's light-weight, collapsible wire frame design and translucent material. Substituting vegetable vellum for commonly used, fragile papers, this chandelier will be durable while maintaining the desired luminous quality. The geometric form is loosely based on a beehive, and the cut out patterns are abstractions of honeycombs that will project patterns onto walls when light is shown through. 

The chandelier is 24" at its widest point and 26"inches high, weighing 12 ounces without bulbs. The electrical wiring comes out of the top of the chandelier and 4 sockets are attached to a metal frame fit for Candelabra bulbs. These bulbs are decorative in nature, inexpensive and available in a variety of colors if the consumer wants to use colored bulbs to modify or customize the piece.

The target market is students or young professionals. The chandelier is detailed and durable with the ability to be broken down and packed up easily without much hassle or taking up a lot of space. Price range would be around $20.

Smith, Natalie

This Chandelier is meant to be hung next to a bed, sofa, or chair, or any place in the home that might have the need for both ambient and task lighting. The fixture is suspended from twisted brass wire that contains the power wire. The fixture is controlled by touch and is on a dimmer switch; longer touch increases brightness on either end of the chandelier. A halogen bulb encased in the gold, powder coated hollow interior of the fixture directs functional reading and task lighting. The opposite end of the fixture is housed in golden jet-molded plastic that casts glowing ambient light from a specialty LED bulb. The fixture was inspired by the finishing on Tom Dixon Beat lights and Serge Mouille's anthropomorphic sconces.

McCarthy, Danny

Lego Bloklite

The Lego Bloklite is a playful take on the concept of a hanging decorative light. Brushed metal bulb housing for one 100 watt bulb, various color blocks (1"x1"x1" and 1"x2"x1") are available in translucent heat-resistant thermoset plastics and can be rearranged to the owners specifications.  This fixture has the capability of adapting to many interior environments, color schemes and space restrictions.  It can be a sleek monochromatic accent to a downtown loft or a colorful, playful form in your teenage daughter's bedroom.  It is a fixture that gives the consumer a chance to be the designer.  This product will appeal to a broad range of demographics because of its versatility.

Rhodes, Erin Chandelier

Mark Bustamante - Chandelier Design

Inspiration

Timber Chandelier

This chandelier was created to be a simpler take on the typically elaborate chandelier. Its composed of dark rosewood and illuminates with dimmable LED’s arranged on a thin plate.

Chandeliers have had a reputation as being elaborate and reflective of expensive taste. My intent with this design was to create a simpler, more usable, and more cost effective version. 

The Rosewood texture fits in nicely in many environments and the central placed light can be dimmed for more intimate lighting or be brought up to fully luminosity for full lighting. Its easy to clean, easily installed, and not too elaborate for the average consumer, but sleek enough for a refined household.

est retail price: $2000-$4000

Staley, Tammy: "Enlighten"

Chandeliers, since their inception, have been emblematic of excess. Historically, this excess was demonstrated by unrestrained formal ornamentation or what Gottfried Semper might describe as art struggling with “an abundance of means.” The “excess” represented by modern chandeliers is manifested less by formal quality (kudos to Adolf Loos), than through an actual (as well as metaphorical) association with the unwarranted consumption of natural resources and the growing issue of “light pollution.”

“Enlighten” is designed to be a conversation piece as well as a source of functional lighting. It is intended to focus attention on how human excess affects our environment. Formally, it represents oxygen being converted to ozone, a molecule which is both a greenhouse gas and a constituent of smog. While Stratospheric ozone shields us from ultra violet (UV) radiation, in the Troposphere (where we live), this extremely reactive molecule damages forests and crops; destroys nylon, rubber, and other materials; and injures living tissue. Since 1900, the amount of Tropospheric ozone near the earth's surface has more than doubled. Oxygen (02) is converted to Ozone (03) gas by UV radiation.  All light bulbs emit varying degrees of UV radiation.

 Design: The light emitting portion of the chandelier consists of a 12 inch round brushed nickel, spherical base unit with 15 equally spaced, recessed receptacles. Each receptacle holds a one inch diameter round fluorescent bulb that protrudes approximately one half inch from the silver spherical body itself (see diagram).  Extending from the sphere are representations of ozone molecules (O3). Brushed nickel extension rods connect the molecules of ozone to the sphere. Each 1/4 inch diameter extension rod connects to the sphere by means of a threaded fitting (they screw in). The molecules are clear glass spheres with a faint blue cast (like ozone)connected by thin rigid wire.

Frontal View

"Enlighten"

One approach to marketing this product would be to create a larger version of the chandelier for public viewing, perhaps displayed against a large image of a satellite’s nighttime view of the Earth.
Each smaller version of the chandelier could be sold with a satellite image and an explanation of the environmental impact of man made light.

Fox, Wendi: Chandlier design

 The "Sun Light"


I created this chandelier from the idea of incorporating sunlight as a key design element. I wanted the chandelier to be equally functional and beautiful whether seen at night or during the day. The blown glass cylinder extends from a solar tube (a solar tube is similar to a skylight, but reflects and amplifies sunlight through a 6 inch to 18 inch tube which passes through the ceiling and roof.) In this design I wanted to use bare materials and allow the different types of light that transmit through it to reflect off of it to express color and mood. The daylight that is directed through the glass cylinder emits a different light spectrum than the light bulbs. Therefore sunlight sends off a blue colored light, while light from the bulbs cause the cylinder to glow a warm colored light in the evening. The polished aluminum reflects light from the bulbs to amplify electric light while it blocks the glow of the tube to create an interesting silhouette. This design is most inspired by minimalism because of its use of simple inferred shapes.  Also the use of bare materials and reflection to suggest color are reminiscent of minimalist principles.

This chandelier could be a central light fixture over a small table or in a living area with high ceilings. There could also be multiples of these hanging above a long or large table. The frosted blown glass cylinder extends 3.5 feet from the ceiling and is 8 inches in diameter. About 1/3 of this cylinder is covered by a 1.5 foot tall by 16 inch wide opaque hand-thrown ceramic shade. The shade is glazed with a white glossy finish. Also wrapped around the glass is a polished aluminum cylinder that extends 4 inches below and up into the bottom of the shade. Both shade and aluminum cylinder are attached by two rods that pass through the glass and cross in the center, but are not visible. These rods are also attached to thin cables that anchor inside of the solar tube to help to support the weight of the chandelier. Because the "Sun Light" is made mostly of handmade components it would probably retail for about $1800. I think that those with a modern sleek aesthetic would be very attracted to this chandelier, although it would be those who value and can afford handmade objects and innovative design that would actually buy it.

 

  

Special Edition Black Widow Chadelier

For the chandelier design I wanted to accentuate fluidity and light. The chandelier is 20" high, the drum 5" and the pull 15". It is to be composed entirely of stainless steel: hanging chain, frame, with thin chain to replicate the delicate spiderweb, bulb casing (plated), pull and decorative spider. The spider is painted black with a ruby replicating black widow markings. The lamp cord will be masked by maintaining the silver motif and interlacing it with the stainless hanging chain. This design is intended to be a special edition art piece for the shoe and accessory British designer Charlotte Olympia. My inspiration was from her logo, the spiderweb. The shoes and accessories are aimed at an upscale market, upwards of 600 pounds. With the high end market in mind, my goal was to describe how fashion meets the home with a limited edition chandelier by Charlotte Olympia

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Barreras, Michelle vase design

Vase

This particular vase is intended to be made out of glass, stand approximately one and a half feet high, and come in shades of blue, green, and translucent white. The vase would be made specifically for high end retailers such as Anthropologie and Pottery Barn. Any additional production of the vase would depend upon popularity, and be limited to one season before being discontinued. The vase is intended to sit at a slight angle but have a sturdy base to stand upright on its own. However, it has a very narrow opening to prevent over-stuffing, which would cause the vase to tip over. The ideal contents for the vase would be long stemmed flowers in small quantities, or twigs and branches, as pictured. The glass is hand blown and translucent, revealing the thickness of the glass, as well as the contours of the opening at the center where the stems and water would be visible.