The What Watt? Chandelier by Tim Fishlock
London based designer Tim Fishlock has created the What Watt? chandelier.
Tim says:
What Watt? is a memorial to and a celebration of the humble incandescent lightbulb. It’s a spherical chandelier, 1010mm in diameter made up of 1243 suspended bulbs of various shape and size, illuminated by a single low-energy light source. By 2011, all forms of incandescent light bulb will have been phased out in favour of greener alternatives. What Watt? marks the passing of a beautiful design that has remained relatively unchanged since its invention 130 years ago.
Designed and fabricated for a private commission. I will be producing an edition of ten.
You can watch a time-lapse video of the construction – here.
Kristin on 07 Jan 2010 at 7:17 am #
Something about the closeups of this chandelier reminds me of a tight school of fish. Cool!
Benjamin John on 07 Jan 2010 at 8:31 am #
This must be a hell of a time to install!
Benjamin John
DWs on 07 Jan 2010 at 10:51 am #
This is brilliant! Great concept.
Light Design on 07 Jan 2010 at 11:11 am #
Amazing way to reuse all those light bulbs. One of the coolest pieces of reused art I’ve seen.
Lance on 07 Jan 2010 at 2:59 pm #
I know it’s old hat, but I still love the red cord with single light source. Great work.
John Whipple on 08 Jan 2010 at 7:01 am #
I think it looks great. I hope all the light bulbs are used…
Bau Outdoors on 14 Jan 2010 at 11:49 am #
Lovely… “Hell of a time to install” – even worse to clean I expect!
Victor Tanisaka on 16 Feb 2010 at 12:19 pm #
Very cool. Love that it’s such a simple idea, yet beautiful and intricate in it’s own way. Yes, cleaning and installation must be difficult, but the result is well worth it. Good job!