Multicolor Glass Sputnik Chandelier, 51 Elements, Burnished Brass Frame

Sputnik chandelier with 51 multicolor glass elements and burnished brass frame. Italian Space Age-inspired design. 10 E14 light points.

• Glass: 51 multicolor glass elements
• Frame: burnished brass
• Set: 51 elements
• Dimensions: 39 in (100 cm) height with chain; 17.70 in (45 cm) height without chain; 15.75 in (40 cm) diameter
• Element dimensions: 3.90 in (10 cm) diameter
• Bulb fitting: E14, 10 light bulbs (not included in the sale)

There are Sputnik chandeliers that rely on the purity of clear crystal. There are those that choose the softness of a single tone. And then there are pieces like this one, which decide to bring everything together: fifty-one multicolor glass elements radiate from a central nucleus in burnished brass, turning every moment of illumination into a chromatic display calibrated to exactly the right scale.

Space Age design, reinterpreted here in the spirit of late-XX-century style, finds in polychromy its most festive and yet most sophisticated dimension. Burnished brass plays a crucial role in the balance of the piece: its warm, patinated depth anchors the chromatic vibrancy of the glass, preventing the composition from sliding into pure decoration and giving it instead a precise material character.

The fifty-one elements catch and diffuse the light from the ten light points differently depending on the tone of each glass element, producing iridescent reflections that animate surrounding surfaces with quiet dynamism. The contained scale — forty centimeters in diameter — concentrates the effect rather than dispersing it, making this piece equally suited to spaces where ceiling height or room proportions do not allow for a large-format chandelier.

Within the series of three 51-element burnished brass pieces, this multicolor version is the one with the most dynamic character: the same structure, the same measured elegance, but with a chromatic vibrancy that shifts the atmosphere of any room most immediately.

Note: every glass element may carry subtle natural variations in tone and surface. This uniqueness is the authentic signature of artisan craftsmanship, making each piece truly one of a kind.