{"product_id":"products-slate-blue-alabaster-murano-chandelier-24-discs-vistosi-style","title":"Slate Blue Alabaster Murano Glass Chandelier | 24 discs, in the manner of Vistosi, nickel frame","description":"\u003cp\u003eSlate Blue Alabaster Murano Chandelier | 24 Discs, Vistosi | Murano Shutters \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlass: Murano alabastro glass; slate blue, disc form, with characteristic soft light diffusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame: Nickel-plated metal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of elements: 24 hand-blown alabastro glass discs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyle: In the Vistosi style; late 20th-century Italian design tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Murano, Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyle period: Late 20th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions with chain: H 41.3 in (105 cm) | Without chain: H 20.5 in (52 cm) | Diameter: 17.7 in (45 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisc dimensions: Ø 5.5–6.1 in (14–15.5 cm) diameter varies per element, inherent to handcrafted production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBulb fitting: 4 x E14 (bulbs not included) US electrical system \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrical compatibility: EU standard; US-compatible lampholder conversion available on request\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThere are design languages that belong so completely to a specific moment in Italian history that they become impossible to improve upon. The only honest response is to carry them forward; with the same materials, the same craft, and the same formal rigour that made them significant in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis slate blue alabaster Murano glass chandelier, designed in the Vistosi style, does exactly that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eVistosi , the Murano glassmaking house founded in 1945, was among the most influential forces in Italian lighting design of the post-war decades. Their work helped define a formal language for Murano glass that was unambiguously modern: geometric rather than ornate, structurally precise, and built around the expressive potential of the glass itself rather than the decorative complexity of the frame. The disc format in particular; flat, circular glass elements arranged on a metal armature; became one of the signature forms of this design vocabulary: simple in concept, demanding in execution, and visually striking in a way that has not aged. This chandelier works in that tradition: 24 individual discs, each hand-blown in Murano by master glassmakers using traditional techniques, arranged on a nickel frame that holds them in a compact, radially balanced composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAlabastro glass is produced by introducing mineral compounds into the molten glass that create a semi-opaque, veined internal structure; the same optical property that gives alabaster stone its characteristic translucent quality when light passes through it. The slate blue tone of these discs places this piece in a particular register within the alabastro palette: cooler and more saturated than the more common pink or amber variants, with a depth of colour that reads differently depending on whether the chandelier is lit or unlit. When lit, the alabastro diffuses light through the blue glass in a way that is soft and even, without harsh points of brightness the overall effect is atmospheric rather than functional, closer in quality to the glow of backlit stone than to conventional electric light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe discs range from 5.5 to 6.1 in (14 to 15.5 cm) in diameter; a natural variation that is an intrinsic consequence of hand production rather than inconsistency in design. Each disc is individually blown, and the slight differences in diameter and thickness between elements create a composition with organic, subtle movement: when the chandelier is lit and any air current causes it to turn, the layering of slightly varied discs produces a shifting, almost kinetic visual effect. At 17.7 in (45 cm) diameter and 20.5 in (52 cm) in height without chain, the proportions are refined and deliberately restrained; this is not a piece that announces itself through scale, but through the precision and quality of its making. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe chandelier is supplied with a standard EU electrical configuration. On request, the lampholders can be replaced with US-compatible fittings prior to shipping; please specify at the time of enquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: As with every authentic piece of hand-blown Murano glass, minor variations in disc diameter, thickness, and the distribution of the slate blue alabastro tone across individual elements are an intrinsic characteristic of the handcrafting process; not a defect, but confirmation of the piece's authenticity and singularity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Murano Shutters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57058388803924,"sku":"21710","price":2036.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1034\/9917\/0132\/files\/muranoshuttersdischiblue21.jpg?v=1788768133","url":"https:\/\/muranoshutters.com\/it\/products\/products-slate-blue-alabaster-murano-chandelier-24-discs-vistosi-style","provider":"Murano Shutters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}