Six-Sided Arched Brass Chandelier (2012)
An architectural light object in solid brass, beveled glass and gilded detail
Created in 2012, this six-sided arched chandelier was developed as an original architectural lighting object within Kostylo Atelier. The structure was built in solid brass, silver-soldered, hand-chased and fitted with beveled glass panels, with each stage carried out as part of a continuous atelier process from initial design to final patination.
The construction follows principles associated with traditional 19th-century metalwork. Six beveled glass panels are mounted with precision screws, allowing the chandelier to be dismantled, cleaned and serviced element by element. Joints, threads and ornamental components were conceived as functional parts of the structure rather than applied decoration.
At the lower corners, hand-chased rosettes introduce gilded accents in 23-carat gold. Above them, gilded female heads form sculptural points of emphasis around the wider radius of the hexagonal body. Modelled and refined by hand, these elements connect the chandelier to the language of historical French lantern forms while remaining integrated into its overall architecture.
Masks, floral motifs, scrollwork and the ceiling rosette were formed in solid brass, silver-soldered and refined manually. The surface was finished in an old-bronze patina, with selected edges and profiles revealing warmer brass tones beneath.
The combination of structure, ornament and light gives the object its architectural character. Brass, glass and gilded detail are treated as parts of one coherent construction rather than as separate decorative layers.
Today, the chandelier remains part of the Heritage Archive, documenting a formative stage in the atelier’s exploration of architectural lighting, traditional metal construction and sculptural ornament.
The result is not simply a lighting fixture. It is an architectural object in which structure, ornament and light are brought together through a single sculptural language.
