World’s largest LED chandelier illuminated
-- Consulting-Specifying Engineer, 4/15/2008 2:01:00 PM
The world’s largest LED free-hanging chandelier was illuminated for the first time by Meyda Lighting on April 2 at the Stanley Center for the Arts in Utica, N.Y. Meyda Lighting recently installed the chandelier after one year of planning and production in its manufacturing facilities.
Designed and engineered with state-of-the-art technology and energy efficiency, the Stanley Chandelier is illuminated with 170 Phillips Lumileds Luxian light-emitting diodes in the main body, and 104 candelabra-based LEDs in the bobeches.
The life expectancy of the LED is 50 years under the Stanley's average reported usage. Expected life expectancy under normal household usage of LEDS is usually 15-20 years. There are no hazardous waste byproducts, such as mercury, to dispose of with the LEDs.
Custom crafted of steel, blown-glass and acrylic, the fixture is 35 ft. in diameter, 17 ft. tall, and 7,000 lbs. It is assembled in several sections of tubular steel trusses, plus a dozen sections of other steel trusses, framework, and decorative embellishments.
Each truss includes a steel arm featuring a hand-painted green and white, red glass-eyed serpent spiraling down. At the tip of each arm is a bobeche (eight in all), each with a diameter of 36 in. and designed to hold seven candles, ranging up to 2 ft. in height. The bottom of each bobeche has been designed with a red and blue acrylic to coordinate with the nuances of the theater’s color scheme. Sculpted steel candlesticks simulating wax drippings, feature blown-glass diffusers replicating candletip flames.
