Pandelier: Frying Pan Chandelier

This one-of-a-kind chandelier graces the entrance to San Antonio's new branch of the Culinary Institute of America. The new Center for Foods of the Americas (that's what the CFA stands for) was founded to promote Latin American cuisine and will open in 2009. The Pandelier was designed, fabricated and installed by Robert Diaz De Leon of San Antonio's Flux Metal Shop...

The Pandelier is made of about 150 Crestware aluminum pans. Each pan ranges in size from 6” to 14” in diameter. Via: notcot.org and Contemporist.

(Pics: pfrench99/flickr, Greg Harrison/CIA)

Comments (14)

Cute

posted by orangejuce on April 16th 2008 at 5:18am
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Awesome!

posted by visualingual on April 16th 2008 at 5:28am
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wow

posted by LaDonnaNichole on April 16th 2008 at 6:07am
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Wonderful.

posted by Alana in Canada on April 16th 2008 at 6:14am
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cool

posted by recon1 on April 16th 2008 at 6:25am
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Anyone want an omelette?

posted by bepsf on April 16th 2008 at 6:29am
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A work of art to be sure! I'm just wondering what the light source is?

posted by caseywest7 on April 16th 2008 at 6:42am
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Oh my gosh! I work for the graphic design firm in San Antonio that does the design for the entire Pearl Brewery (the area that CFA is in), we also hired Robert to create this amazing piece of art. We all absolutely LOVE the pandelier and I was so freaked out when I saw it in AT.

Congrats Robert on a beautiful design.

posted by marlamischief1 on April 16th 2008 at 7:06am
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We need night pictures please!

posted by plastolux on April 16th 2008 at 7:56am
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Very. Very. Cool.

posted by kakatie on April 16th 2008 at 8:47am
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So clever!

posted by jumplittle on April 16th 2008 at 8:53am
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Can't wait to see it in person. Wait - is San Antonio getting kinda cool now?

posted by emilyinaustin on April 16th 2008 at 11:53am
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San Antonio is in the process of becoming cool... slowly but surely!

posted by marlamischief1 on April 17th 2008 at 11:27am
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Reminds me of the 1958 Artichoke lamp by Henningsen.

posted by readertset on April 19th 2008 at 7:54am
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