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Owners also have special requirements to reflect what they
want the house to be later. The chandelier is still considered a
status symbol of an entrance and reception hall and has been
rediscovered as such in recent years. These chandeliers are
made individually and are unique. My largest chandelier for the
entrance area of a private house was three times three metres.
The customer practically built the house around it. The chandelier
came before the house was built, a very special experience.
high ceilings, which is a big challenge, which I love, of course.
In the Emirates, we are often working on government projects,
those of members of the government or wealthy construction
companies.
Another project I have been working on for eight years is the
Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten (The Leading Hotels of the
World) here in Hamburg. They already call me the ‘court
purveyor’ there.
WHAT PROJECTS ARE YOU CURRENTLY
WORKING ON?
We are working on a villa in Doha, among other projects. I have
been there several times this year already. Over 60 rooms with
We have chosen over 120 different chandeliers especially for
each room. Swarovski chandeliers are hanging in the suites and
self-designed Murano chandeliers above the beds. In the great
halls Baccarat and in the reception a magnificent Louis XVI style
piece from Florence. Hand-polished brass with French gold and
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