The designer chandelier: A contemporary model, available for all tastes!
When we hear designer chandelier, we often think of very modern models made of wood, glass or metal. Indeed, this light fixture used to provide general lighting can adapt to all interior styles and comes in all kinds of shapes. Whether you want to decorate a dining room, living room or bathroom, we will be able to offer you a whole range of modern designer light fixtures that will fit into your ceiling without costing you an arm and a leg! They will thus create a beautiful cosy atmosphere or functional lighting suitable for working, while keeping your decor budget under control.
What is a designer light fixture?
The term "designer light fixture" seems quite subjective at first glance, as it depends on each person's preferences. Some will find a beautiful baroque chandelier to be designer, while others will find a contemporary pendant light made of recycled paper or rustic bamboo even more creative. A designer chandelier will commonly tend to play with the colors and transparency of the materials it is made from. Although a chandelier is a piece used for general lighting, allowing ambient light to spread throughout the room, it must also have a sparkling decorative side.
Since antiquity, chandeliers were made of wrought iron and solid wood, featuring a multitude of cascading arms with candles placed on them. Today, they come in various shapes with ultra-modern materials (ABS plastic or polycarbonate, openwork rattan wood) in various shapes (cylindrical, square, LED ribbon...) but also with very innovative technologies! Such as integrated spotlights, or halogen bulbs.
What budget for a designer chandelier?
Our range of light fixtures offers a wide choice in terms of price. Our pendant lights range from 20 to over 1,000 euros! For the tightest budgets, options are not lacking either. A designer lamp can quite easily be affordable and decorate just as well as a very expensive light fixture. What will differentiate the prices will be the quality of the materials, as well as the design of the lamp, its size...
The larger the diameter of the chandelier, the higher its price will be due to the amount of metal, wood, crystal or glass used. But its design can also justify its price! A design renowned for creating magnificent Scandinavian or industrial decorations with soft lighting will be charged more due to the originality of these creations. Also, the integrated technology will make its price vary. Thus, a dimmable bulb integrated via a light intensity dimmer can make the price of the light fixture fluctuate.
Here are the materials generally quite expensive on a chandelier
- Crystal: A very common material when thinking of a baroque chandelier in a designer living room. Often accompanied by a brass frame. Diamonds can also be added for the wealthiest people.
- Silver: A designer metal that patinas and creates a beautiful retro vintage look on a living room chandelier over time.
- Gold: A metal symbolizing luxury and elegance, sparkling gold light fixtures increase the reach of the bulbs' brightness throughout the room.
- Solid wood: Natural, rustic and timeless with its brown, almost white or beige hue, solid wood is often in the mid-range in terms of price. The creativity of the designer as well as the rarity of the wood, or even both factors, will define the price of the solid wood pendant lamp.
- Murano glass, and blown glass more generally: A finely crafted glass, in which color can be added. The hot air balloon chandelier and the Venetian chandelier are often made of this type of glass.
Here are the relatively affordable materials
- Rattan, bamboo: A style of light fixture that is often minimalist and southern. These two lightweight materials create an authentic and very natural atmosphere.
- Plastic: A very recent material in the history of interior decoration, plastic pendant lights are lightweight and resistant.
- Industrial glass: Diffusing the light flow with intensity, it looks a lot like crystal while being very affordable. The glass pendant is also more accessible in our time! It reflects the vintage style while allowing it to fit into a loft or a middle-class studio dining room. Classy, right?
- Textile (polyester, linen, cotton): A lightweight and warm material, the textile light fixture creates a cosy and authentic atmosphere.
- Rusted metal, brass, stainless steel, copper: Want an industrial chandelier for your living space? These metals are ideal choices! Often in silver, black or rust colors, they reproduce a very appreciated designer effect in a modern and retro living room.