Something's in the Air

So, the first time I walked into my now favorite local winery, I noticed these delightful fixtures hanging above me.  Since then, I've been slightly obsessed, and even dragged my mother in to check them out one recent afternoon.  She, too, fell in love.

These wine glass clusters (Glasklasen) serve as both chandelier and functional art.  You can personalize your chandelier with glasses alike or of various colors, shapes and sizes, and with a clear bulb, it provides a most excellent ambiance wherever it hangs.

Quick history lesson:  Glasklasen is a product of Swedish art industry, designed by a team of two architects, Gunnar Cedervall and Bjorn Stillefors, and an industrial designer, Jorgen Pudeck.  The manufacturing takes place in Sweden, at a smithy dating from 1840.  The glasses are meant to be used and then replaced in the chandelier after being cleaned.  It comes in two sizes (16 and 40) and three different surface treatments; black lacquered, clear lacquered and chromium-plated.  16-glass version - $350; 40-glass version - $400.

Special shout out to the kind folk at Lush on Chicago Ave.  Y'all are swell human beings.

(And they will import these for you!)
http://www.lushwineandspirits.com/