Murano Glass Sputnik Chandelier, 50 Pulegoso Elements, Gold Frame

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Sputnik chandelier in hand-blown Murano pulegoso glass, 50 elements, gold-plated metal frame. Italian design inspired by late-XX-century style.

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Sputnik chandelier in hand-blown Murano pulegoso glass, 50 elements, gold-plated metal frame. Italian design inspired by late-XX-century style.

Glass: 50 hand-blown Murano glass elements, pulegoso technique
Frame: gold-plated metal
Set: 50 individually blown elements
Dimensions: 48.45 in (125 cm) height with chain; 25.20 in (65 cm) height without chain; 25.20 in (65 cm) diameter
Element dimensions: 9.70 in (25 cm) height; 2.30 in (6 cm) diameter
Weight: approx. 34 kg (75 lb)
Bulbs : E14, 10 light bulbs (not included in the sale)

There are Sputnik chandeliers that make their statement through color. And then there are pieces that make it through material — through that tactile and visual quality of the glass that registers even at a distance, before one quite understands where it comes from. This chandelier is one of those pieces: fifty hand-blown Murano glass elements worked in the pulegoso technique radiate from a gold-plated metal frame, forming a graphic silhouette with an unmistakable scenic presence.

Pulegoso is one of the most fascinating and recognizable Murano techniques: the glass is worked to incorporate micro air bubbles within the mass, creating an internal texture that catches and diffuses light in a way entirely different from smooth crystal. The result is a living surface that seems to breathe, shifting in appearance with every change in light intensity and viewing angle. See less