Thousand Moons Chandelier

Materials: Round clear and white hand blown crystal glass discs lampshade. The discs are held together with small metal (chrome) rings. Ornamental chrome screws on top. Chromed metal (iron) frame, rod and canopy. 10 Bakelite E14 sockets.

Rod Length: 50 cm / 19.68”

Height: 60 cm / 23.62”

Width: ∅ 38 cm / 14.96”

Electricity: 10 bulbs E14, 10 x 40 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, but clear or bright bulbs are preferred.

Period: 1970s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: To be appraised.

Manufacturer: To be determined.

Other versions: This Thousand Moons chandelier was made in a few variations and made as a wall lamp.

It is always said that Gino Vistosi designed these lamps with bigger discs, but it is a hoax. It was a design by Carlo Nason for AV Mazzega.

Almost all of the lighting producers on the Murano island made them. It was a big hit and they were made for more than 50 years. Few are marked or have a label. 

Vistosi did make similar lamps like this one, with small discs, in the late 70s, early 80s,named Torcello, but the discs are mounted differently and the metal parts are different.

Today new chandeliers are in production. Also spare discs can be ordered. But if it has to be certain colours, it is obviously more difficult to produce them.

In Germany and some other countries in Europe acrylic discs chandeliers were produced among others by Aro Leuchte (Arnold Licht GmbH) from Borken.

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