3-D Silhouete Chandelier

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Chandeliers are one of the best dining room pieces that provide both form and function; it can light up the entire room and offer a stunning decorative centerpiece at the same time. With the popular concept of minimalism in today's design society, chandeliers are not as significant as they once were. New designs have formed such as this 3-D silhouette chandelier sold at Urban Outfitters.

This DIY modernized design of a chandelier consists of two black cut outs of a silhouette of a chandelier. Placing the two pieces together perpendicularly creates a three dimensional chandelier where a light bulb can be installed in the center. The design is unique and very different giving those rebellious home owners a new taste of contemporary design. As far as functionality goes, the black silhouette might cover some light and/or absorb light. It would probably not lit up an entire room as brightly as a real chandelier would.

The 3-D Chandelier is an easy example of the play between negative and positive spaces. In fact, the entire chandelier is a positive shape leaving everything else as negative space. There is also a slight abstraction in the form of the chandelier. The many chains, gems, jewels, crystals, and complicated structure of a real chandelier is simplified to a few basic curvatures. The few circular modules hanging below represent the decorative jewelry and the candles standing up completes the picture of a chandelier. This all reflects the minimalism that many Americans practice today.

The 3-D Chandelier may not give off the same classy and elegant feature that a real chandelier gives but it fits well into today's contemporary design. Very simple and sleek, the 3-D Chandelier is the new 21st century way of decorating dining rooms for those who want to live in modernity.