Making a perfect sphere out of crystal is not easy. Faceted crystal is chunky, and you want a smooth outline. Da Vinci™ is made of crystal octagons of varying sizes to create a tight surface.

Enormous amounts of crystal are needed to form the glittering outer surface of Da Vinci™. Because this crystal chandelier begs comparison with the moon, the goal was to achieve an intense luminosity, and an aura of mystery too.

The full moon appears but once a month, whereas you can enjoy Da Vinci™ every day of the year. Yet it’s not quite the same chandelier from one day to the next, or from one hour to the next. A crystal chandelier changes every minute with changes of light inside and out, and the movement of people and objects in the room. Da Vinci™ with its hundreds or thousands of crystal jewels is especially susceptible to the shifting atmosphere. Its brilliance is a prismatic dance, never static and eternally surprising.

Perfection is an idea with tremendous appeal. At some level most of us are trying to address our imperfections. And at the same time we’re endlessly searching for the perfect mate, the perfect house, the perfect coiffure – the list goes on. So we hope for perfection in others as well as ourselves. And to cover our inevitable disillusion, we have the useful expression, “Nobody’s perfect.”

But Da Vinci™ is perfect: perfectly round and perfectly dazzling. When you have a Da Vinci™ in your life, whatever else may not measure up, your crystal chandelier does not disappoint. A symbol of perfection is not a bad thing to have around the house.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008
All crystal chandeliers are a real challenge to a photographer. The least vibration in the building where they hang will cause them to vibrate. The vibration may not be visible to an observer, but the camera will detect it as a softening of edges.

And what you want when you photograph a crystal chandelier is a sharpness of image that reflects the precision cutting of the crystal. You will also want to show a few bursts of spectral color shooting off the crystal facets. These star-like glitterings are the very essence of the mysterious appeal of crystal. Somehow they must be captured mid-explosion.

A good photographer can deal with all these challenges. But every now and then a crystal chandelier comes along that, despite being utterly gorgeous, is simply not photogenic. Cappela is an example. This chandelier has defeated every photographer who attempted to capture its ineffable charm.

Cappela plays with reflections at multiple levels. First of all, the frame is mirrored. Not a plain mirrored surface either, but incised with tiny swiggles and floral motifs, so that the Jet Black under layer shows through. And this Jet Black layer emits its own gleam.

Then you have the crystal ornaments, an unusual antique cut with a subtle shimmer. And if you choose Jet Black crystal, the glossiness of this type of crystal comes into play as well.

The subtlety and richness of the many reflective surfaces of Cappela can only be truly observed, understood and appreciated by the naked eye.

So if you study the image of Cappela on this website, and something about it speaks to you, you’ll really be swept away when you see it in person. To find the showroom nearest you that carries Cappela, call 800-836-1892.