custom chandeliers

Alison Berger is an artist whose medium is light and whose material is glass. Whether designing light fixtures, objects, furnishings or large-scale sculptures, she uses age-old glass blowing techniques to create glass forms that transcend time and capture light. The shapes are often inspired by alchemy pieces, astronomy, botany, instruments and units of measure. In addition to an array of sconces, pendants, floor lamps and specialty furniture pieces, Berger continues to conceive a wide range of custom chandelier installations.

Every Alison Berger chandelier is custom designed, incorporating different configurations in height, canopy shape, pendant number and style. Each design is individualized and site specific to create a chandelier that is suited to the client’s environment.

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All custom chandeliers go through a collaborative process, with the final design and production approval given by Berger to ensure a piece that absolutely reflects the artists intent and fits perfectly into the final interior design.

The text inscribed upon the surface refers to various topics regarding light, atmosphere, star rotation, and the various cycles of the moon. The shadows, acting as a memory, are as integral to the piece as the crystal itself.

The Lenses are hand-poured castings. Like a gem whose true quality is revealed through the cutting of the stone, these castings are transformed through hours of grinding and polishing to create their unique faceted surface. Each facet is a window into a constellation of bubbles that form as a desired result of the casting process.

A colored glass is applied to the crystal surface that when exposed to the flame of the furnace oxidizes to give the appearance of a sterling silver finish.