PLATTSBURGH, NY - The chandelier of the moment in Dallas this January was a symbol of eternity: Cassini, a new ring-shaped crystal chandelier by Schonbek. Cassini is part of the Geometrix® collection.

"The ring configuration is highly suggestive," said Andrew Schonbek. "A perfect ring connotes infinity, wholeness and the flow of change within permanence. Those with a thoughtful bent will find that Cassini invites endless contemplation.

"And then you have the astronomical symbolism. Cassini the chandelier is appropriately named after Giovanni Domenico Cassini, the renaissance astronomer who discovered zodiacal light and four of the ice moons of Saturn. There’s an extraterrestrial aura about this chandelier. Floating from airplane cable, it forms a dazzling circle of light in the sphere of your awareness."

The minimalist shape of Cassini is in contrast with its fiery surface of STRASS® Swarovski® Crystal or SPECTRA® Swarovski® Crystal.

Cassini is well proportioned for a dining room. Depending on the shape of your table, you may choose a circle or an oval. The design also recalls the opera house chandeliers made famous in Vienna. Wherever you place Cassini, it will stimulate social gatherings.

Those who object to an eternity of cleaning crystal will also gravitate to Cassini. This high tech chandelier is dishwasher safe.

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