lights down, curtain up

This weekend I popped in briefly at the Murray Moss shop/gallery in Soho. I thought the chandelier in the window looked familiar, but seeing it up close and at eye-level was oddly disorienting. Some of you may recognize these as the clustered Swarovski "sputniks" that ascend at the start of any Metropolitan Opera performance at Lincoln Center.

Last summer all of the Met's 1960's chandeliers were dismantled and carefully shipped back to Vienna to be cleaned and repaired. The chandelier in Moss is an exact replica, produced just in case any misfortune struck while in transit. It's an amazing opportunity to see these glimmering crystal rays up-close and they both are available for purchase if you're in the market for a simply stunning chandelier.

Moss
150 Greene Street
New York, NY 10012