Chandelier 85 Lamps by Rody Graumans

Rody Graumans
Chandelier 85 Lamps, 1993

85 15-watt light bulbs, cords, and a dimmer

By using simple materials available at any hardware store — bulbs, wire, connectors, Graumans creates an opulent chandelier. All the parts of the design are completely plain but the combination presents an outstanding minimalist lamp. Gathered in a unified bundle at the ceiling, the cords flare out to accommodate the mass of lightbulbs below.

‘I am not into that ‘less is more’ stuff. I just work in lowly situations, like with an ordinary lightbulb, things that do not have much value. I like the idea of getting power out of inferiority, You can’t avoid using a lightbulb, it is always part of a lamp’s construction. And you shouldn’t gloss over the bit you can’t escape by sticking a shade over it’, — Rody Graumans.

Chandelier 85 Lamps is part of the design collection of the MoMA and the Centraal Museum Utrecht.