Chandelier Light & Crystals

These days crystal chandeliers are a familiar enough decorative piece of lighting that you see regularly in stores, public buildings and homes, some are small in size and quite unassuming, whilst others will catch your eye as soon as you walk in for their sheer size and ostentatiousness. Although you can pick up a quality product for an affordable price very easily, there are some extremely costly chandeliers around, priced so because of who has designed them, the materials used in their manufacture, and what types of crystals have been used.

Italian crystal comes from the historic glass-making region around Venice and has a look and feel all its own. Venetian crystal is molded and fire-polished instead of hand or machine cut, resulting in a skillfully subtle luminosity and less expensive than cut crystal. Designs are generally very elegant and stylish, most people will have heard of Murano who use Italian crystal in their stunning designs and are one of the most expensive lighting designers in the world today.Classical Chandeliers have secured distribution rights with exclusive Bohemian chandelier manufacturers in the Czech Republic who are recognised as the best in the world.Through operating primarily online Classical Chandeliers have minimal overheads and consequently can give customers outstanding value.Murano glass has been around for centuries and the name comes from where it originated, on the Venetian island of Murano. Over the years the glassmakers on the island developed various techniques used in glassblowing, such as crystalline and enamelled glass, glass with gold threads running through it, multicoloured glass, milk glass, and glass imitation gemstones. These days thousands of tourists are drawn to Murano to see skilled artisans using the same techniques they did centuries ago and to buy some beautiful art glass, figurines and glass chandeliers.Crystal chandeliers create a visual focal point in a room and give an impression of romance, elegance and intimacy that only this type of lighting can achieve. Not only will it please you and make your home unique from others, it will also prove to be a talking point for guests and visitors as they gaze upon its beauty in admiration. As the crystals catch the chandelier light it casts shards all around the room in the most effective and stunning way and creates the most beautiful dazzle of colours.For a chandelier to carry the label "Bohemia Crystal", the entire chandelier must be made in the Czech Republic. Also, it must pass or exceed very strict quality standards set by the Czechs to enforce and protect the well-guarded trademark �Bohemia Crystal�. Crystal, by definition, is glass of superior quality and high degree of brilliance. Not all crystal is the same because its quality, colour and brilliance strongly depend on the composition and proportioning of raw materials, and associated technological process, all of which are traditionally kept a secret within the community to protect the formulae.Turkish Crystal, Handcut, Heritage Handcut, and Regal, still use methods that date back hundreds of years. First the crystal is cut by hand in 2 stages - on iron and then using sandstone grinding wheels - before each one is polished on a wood wheel with marble dust. If you see any traces of the wood wheel in your chandelier crystal, then you know you have the real thing.

A crystal chandelier will last you for ever, they never go out of date and are extremely durable. If money isn't an issue for you then why not splash out on a high quality stunning crystal, red or black chandelier for your home? They can really make a statement when placed in the right room and will be with you forever, you could even hand it down to your children in the future as an heirloom.

Author: Kathryn Dawson