Hot or Not? Cluster Chandelier by James Plumb

Design duo James Plumb created this chandelier of many mismatched lampshades in vintage fabrics. The lamps are suspended by hand-dyed silk flex. Do you like the effect? Survey below the jump.

James Plumb uses discarded antiques to make assemblages, lighting ("luminairs") and interiors.

(Images: Gisela Torres)

Comments (17)

not my style, but this could be pulled off in the right home...

posted by abc123 on October 1st 2009 at 5:39pm
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visually interesting but then I think of my cabin with the same ceiling and I think of dust and spider webs.

posted by LoriSF on October 1st 2009 at 5:48pm
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I am a fan of clusters. I like how these look lit up, but what are they like in the light of day...I hope it is not a little like "grandma has lost it and stuck all her lamps on the ceiling" :) Love you grandma! :)

I just spotted these in anthropology and they seem to look great both day and night:
http://www.modernests.com/2009/09/light-diy.html

And this is a cluster, but not yet a light, but I think would be really cool if turned into one:
http://www.modernests.com/2009/09/diy-light-paper-planes.html

posted by MODERnestS on October 1st 2009 at 5:48pm
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i love clustered chandeliers. mamacita restaurant here in s.f. has clustered chandeliers with large rusted metal lights - can make a great effect when the right materials are used in a space.

posted by seenatalieblog. on October 1st 2009 at 6:30pm
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omg i love it. i love it ferociously.

posted by degaussing on October 1st 2009 at 7:20pm
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This is really cool looking- I probably couldn't make it work in my own space- but it would be a fun, cheap project to try!

posted by talby on October 1st 2009 at 7:28pm
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Very well done IMO.

posted by LBhirise on October 1st 2009 at 7:41pm
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Pretty. But what does it look like when you turn off the lamp? Probably like a dusty old thrift store rack of used lamp shades.

posted by Comicgeek on October 1st 2009 at 7:48pm
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as soon as I saw this photo I thought of Alice in Wonderland for some reason - and I love it.

posted by puttinbuttin on October 1st 2009 at 8:37pm
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What a mess.

posted by STH on October 1st 2009 at 9:54pm
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STH - I agree.

posted by rgn on October 1st 2009 at 10:00pm
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This looks good in contrast to such darkness (as in the picture), but would be strange in a more lit room (with too much of the wires showing).

posted by phongalong on October 1st 2009 at 10:41pm
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very a la Alice in Wonderland! this would go great with a carousel banner that I found last week at the antique flea market!

posted by kjansson on October 1st 2009 at 10:48pm
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love it.

posted by fineur on October 2nd 2009 at 3:46am
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I do like cluster chandis but not so sure about the lampshades (saw the cutest cluster teacup chandi though!)

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posted by Erin Stanton on October 2nd 2009 at 11:25am
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Beautiful, but it would definitely have to be in the right home.

posted by SonicPersephone on October 2nd 2009 at 12:55pm
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Whimsically elegant.

posted by rexrayfan on October 2nd 2009 at 3:59pm
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