Celebrated architect Zaha Hadid has a talent for translating
her trademark style of fluid, spatial dynamics into every
creative project she undertakes. Following the critical
success of the astonishing Limited Edition Aqua Table
produced by Established & Sons in 2005, Hadid has
returned to the Limited Edition collection with another
visionary design.
The Swarm chandelier is composed of 16,000 black crystals which make-up a complex pattern of forms. The
effect is of a slow motion, controlled explosion: Individual, organic forms with seemingly little relation are brought
together as a dynamic whole in the chandelier. A feat of manufacturing - the chandelier was designed using
sophisticated digital modelling tools with each crystal being meticulously hand-threaded.
"The Swarm chandelier expresses the continued sense of motion that is characterised in the architecture of Zaha
Hadid. Like a controlled explosion it is a composition of black crystal volumes that are dynamic rather than static.
They slash through space creating movement through actual and perceived time."