Best of Three: Silver Pendant Lamps

Best of Three. Which would you choose? Rizzato, Castiglioni or Starck? Three different designers, three different materials, three different price points - one general lighting style. Tell us your top pick for design longevity and value...survey, prices and links below the jump...

Top: Starglass by Paolo Rizzatto for Luceplan. Glass. For $1092.
Bottom Left: Splugen Brau by Achille Castiglioni for Flos. Polished Aluminum. For $460.
Bottom Right: Miss K by Philippe Starck for Flos. Polycarbonate. For $300-700.

Comments (10)

rizzatto based on overall visual impact.

i like splungen brau a lot, though not so much with the wegner wishbones.

I'd choose whichever is cheapest, if I'm being honest.

I prefer the Stark, but honestly I'd have to see the quality of the light they produce. Lamps are not just to look at but to illuminate, and different shades/bulbs can produce such different effects.

I have long had a love affair with the Splugen Brau. It is timeless and classic. (And because it is aluminum, easiest to clean, there is less concern of etching from dust and dirt.)

I voted for the Splugen because the Starglass is so much more expensive. I suppose the Starglass also casts light to the sides and above, and will have a kind of chandelier effect. If that is the case and desired, it would be worth the extra $$$ IMO.

The starglass is beautiful dark or lit, but I'm not a fan of the Starck at all. It's shape & color remind me of an inverted stack of disposable wineglasses, and it provides little ambient light. In fact, with its dark plastic, the only thing that lets this read as a light souce at all--rather than merely something that reflects the light on the ceiling--is a cluster of lunaria that I had to place directly below it. Besides, its proportions are flat-out clumsy.

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