At Bellerive in Zurich, an exhibition of famous chandeliers
jewel of light. A fitting and poetic metaphor to describe a chandelier, as the subtitle of the exhibition Chandeliers, hosted at Museum Bellerive in Zurich ( until April 3). Subject -long light of history, the chandelier has become over the centuries by a functional element and a symbol synonymous with luxury and power. It all began in 600, under the Sun King (aka Louis XIV), when the lamps become real objects "must have" categorically presence in the palaces of the ruling dynasties.
The exhibition in Zurich, giving the opportunity to discover the fascinating history of the chandelier, with a significant number of examples ranging from a very contemporary fine Baccarat, with precious specimens of the Teatro La Scala in the 20s Vienna, examples or even more distant in time.
But there are also the latest products, which turn the chandelier in real condensed technological experimentation as XU.GOSA Susan Liebold, which turns the spotlight on a kind of planet, or truly crazy as Porca Miseria! of Ingo Maurer , which creates an exploding chandelier plates and cups.
But there are also the latest products, which turn the chandelier in real condensed technological experimentation as XU.GOSA Susan Liebold, which turns the spotlight on a kind of planet, or truly crazy as Porca Miseria! of Ingo Maurer , which creates an exploding chandelier plates and cups.
Among the many proposals for international designers such as Philippe Starck , you count the presence of an artist, Jason Rhoades, a work which, not coincidentally, was titled Chandelier # 9: an absurd jumble of written neon dangling wires and metal pipes.
( Elena Bordignon - Vogue Italy)
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