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Murano glass chandelier in deep ruby red: curved floral arms, chalice lamp holders, Venetian pendant drop. Made to order in Murano, Italy.
- Glass: Mouth-blown Murano glass, deep ruby red
- Decorative elements: Curved floral arms, chalice-shaped lamp holders, tapered tips, central pendant drop
- Structure: Multi-level composition, curved arms recalling floral stems and corollas, lower decorative pendant
- Technique: Soffiatura a bocca, individual assembly by Murano artisans
- Production: Made to order in Murano, Italy
- Bulb sockets: To be specified at the time of order
- Voltage compatibility: EU / US / AU
- Dimensions: Fully customisable: height, diameter and number of arms adapted to the specific requirements of the project
- Colour and finish: Custom colours and glass finishes available on request
- Note: Also suitable as a significant decorative wall element
There are chandeliers that complement a room. And then there are pieces that take it over that walk into a space and make every other decision in the room answer to them.
This ruby red Murano glass chandelier is the second kind, entirely and without reservation.
Craft and technique
Every element of this chandelier is individually mouth-blown by Murano artisans using the soffiatura a bocca technique that has defined Venetian glassmaking for centuries. The curved arms, each one recalling the stem and corolla of a flower in full movement; are not cast or moulded into their final shape: they are formed by hand while the glass is still molten, the curvature established through the glassmaker's own gesture and then fixed as the material cools. The chalice-shaped lamp holders that terminate each arm are blown separately, their profile; wide at the rim, narrowing toward the base, designed to hold and distribute light from within rather than simply surrounding the bulb. The tapered tips that accent the ends of the arms add vertical momentum to the composition, directing the eye upward and outward simultaneously. At the base of the central structure, a pendant drop in the classic Venetian tradition closes the composition downward, anchoring the piece and completing its silhouette.
Structure and composition
The chandelier develops across multiple levels, the curved arms distributing outward from the central body in a composition that suggests growth rather than geometry. No two arms occupy exactly the same position in space: the slight variations in curvature and angle that result from hand-forming give the piece a sense of organic movement that a mechanically produced chandelier cannot achieve. The deep ruby red glass unifies the composition: every element; arms, lamp holders, tips, pendant, reads as part of a single, coherent chromatic statement. When the chandelier is unlit, it reads as sculpture. When lit, it becomes something else entirely.
Light behaviour
Ruby red Murano glass has a distinctive relationship with light that sets it apart from any other colour in the Venetian palette. When unlit, the glass is dense and saturated; a deep, jewel-like red that reads as opaque at a distance. When lit from within, the same glass becomes translucent: the light passes through it, warming and shifting the tone toward amber and garnet at the edges, while the centre of each element glows with an intensity that projects coloured light across the surrounding walls and ceiling. The effect is immersive in a way that transparent or white glass cannot produce; the room itself takes on the colour of the chandelier.
Made to order: dimensions and configuration
This chandelier is produced entirely to order and fully adaptable to the requirements of the project. Height, diameter, number of arms, number of levels and overall configuration can all be developed according to the specific proportions of the destination space. Custom colours and glass finishes are available on request; the ruby red shown here is one point of departure within a full palette of Murano glass tones. The piece can also be configured for wall installation as a significant decorative element, independent of its ceiling-mounted form.
Share the measurements and brief for your project with us: we will develop the configuration together from there.
