“Chandeliers are an icon of opulence,” says Courtney Song, a designer at international design firm Ideo. Indeed, hanging from the ceilings of noble palaces and McMansions, chandeliers feel today like ...

We haven't had anything by Zaha for at least two days so here is her new chandelier design for Swarovski. Called Fade, it will be exhibited at the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens, London, ...

In 1772, French architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel drew up plans for a monumental staircase in the north courtyard of Versailles. Then the Revolution came, the Bourbon monarchy fell, and the Gabriel ...

When Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby won an Oscar for Best Production Design in 2014, the opulent chandeliers in Tom Buchanan’s palatial East Egg house were one of the things we remembered. The ...

Outside the rooms of ill-fated King Louis XVI, a new permanent installation completes an unfinished space. In line with the decadence of its last inhabitants, Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, the ...

Today Architectural Digest brings you to Holmby Hills in Los Angeles to tour an epic 60-room estate currently on the market for $85 million. The Azria estate is trailblazing California architect Paul ...

Hong Kong will take on a particularly artistic vibe this weekend as Art Basel Hong Kong comes to town for its third edition and a brand-new fair joins the cultural calendar. Tomorrow marks the debut ...

PARIS — “It’s 10 years since we started the initiative — now we want to reintroduce people to the chandeliers and to the cutting-edge designers,” said Nadja Swarovski. The “queen of crystal” and ...