On a recent visit to Italy I was struck by the counter balance of old versus new. In Milan the stunning newly restored Duomo at Piazza del Duomo was balanced by the newly opened Museo del Novecento, or Museum of the 20th Century. A fabulous museum it set the tone for the rest of our trip. Seemingly everywhere I looked I saw sleek balanced by soft, dark balanced by light and old balanced by new. Our last night in Milan we stayed near the airport in a lovely small hotel called First Hotel where I saw this incredible chandilier.
First Hotel lobby chandilier
It was so beaufiful made from Murano glass in the old world style, except the artist paired this traditional glass with open sleek design and structural elements of Polished Chrome. The piece was large but felt light and airy. It was more than just a light fixture it was a sculpture in a very modern lobby in modern colors but it was not trite because those modern elements were so perfectly balanced by traditional glass. I think there is something we can take from this chandilier in our design tastes. Contemporary design is wonderful but overdone it can become industrial and cold…not the way I would want someone to feel in my home. Perhaps we need to rethink and reinterpret some of the older style design elemnts and realize they do not need to be discarded…they can be used and balanced quite beautifully wth the new.
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