Ingo Maurer
Zettel'z Ceiling lamp. 1997
Paper, steel, and glass,
47 1/6 x 47 1/6"
(120 x 120 cm)
Manufactured by Ingo Maurer GmbH
Lent by Ingo Maurer GmbH.
Photo: Tom Vack, courtesy Ingo Maurer

Zettel'z is a grand chandelier where the Bohemian crystal drops are substituted by scribbled paper notes from some incurable romantic's desk. The light shines through the paper mobile. In this work Maurer plays with traditional approaches to chandelier manufacture, using precious and semi-precious materials.

© 1998 The Museum of Modern Art, New York