Private house, Italy

This private residence in Italy is defined by a dramatic double-height stairwell, its glass and steel railings tracing a clean, contemporary line from the entry level to the floor above. Pale walls and a quiet, neutral material palette let the architecture read as calm and continuous, creating a restrained backdrop for the fixture suspended at its center.

Cascading from the ceiling is a ribbon-style LED chandelier, its sculptural white forms falling in a loose, sail-like drift down the full height of the stairwell. This fixture is in the spirit of our Alassio | Creative LED Chandelier in the Shape of Ribbon, whose flowing ribbon-form silhouette and integrated LED lighting are built for exactly this kind of open, vertical space.

A round porthole window punctuates the stairwell landing, framing the chandelier from a second vantage point and echoing the composition's sail-like character. Finished with glass balustrades and warm stone flooring, the space is as much about the play of light through the stairwell as it is about circulation between floors.