Online retailer Inmod sells an assortment of its signature space-age “Sputnik” chandeliers. The chrome designs are at once retro and modern and can be customized to suit any space. One customer recently ordered a 127cm model, with 50 shiny silver arms jutting out in every direction, according to cofounder Casey Choron. Its higher-end, imported models include handblown glass versions in red, white or black. The Ika Trio in red looks like a three-tiered bundle of red-hot chilis and retails for $1,699 (inmod.com).
New York-based retailer Moss has long been known for infusing a whimsical streak into its furniture and interior design; the company’s chandelier offerings are no exception. The best of the bunch is the German-designed 91cm spherical Pluma Cubic suspension lamp, in white goose feathers (also available in rooster) ($2,775 to $5,175; mossonline.com).
For the environmentally conscious, the Danish company Neues Licht uses fiber-optic cables in its exquisite, energy-efficient, Scintilla chandelier. Delicate crystal droplets hang from three tiers and are lit by a single light source that can be programmed to change color at the push ofa button ($2,550 to $5,100; neueslicht.de).
Each of the handblown glass chandeliers from U.K.-based Roast Designs is one of a kind. These multicolored clusters of spheres look almost organic and are available in four sizes, from small (40 spheres) to “long” (70 spheres) ($1,250 to $2,150; roastdesigns.co.uk).
And a trio of Spanish designers who call themselves enPieza! have created a limited-edition chandelier from Bic pens, which they consider an icon of 21st-century design. Offered in black or orange, the pens stand in stiff, perfectly straight, four-tiered homage to traditional chandeliers, casting a surprisingly beautiful geometric pattern of light on ceilings and walls ($1,150; enpieza.com). No one will ever want to get up to clear the table.
