Who Would've Thought?

When Wanders says he takes his job seriously, but not too seriously, he's telling the truth.  In the Happy Hour Chandelier project, he displays his sense of humour and whimsy. 

Wanders and famous Dutch dance choreographer, Nanine Linning, collaborated to come up with a design concept that was different, innovative, showstopping and would knock everyone's socks off.  Without a doubt, Wanders did just that.  Featured in hospitality, and art and design events, entertainment was an important factor.  Therefore, they fantasized about "being served petit fours at tea time, [or] little spoons of chocolate mousse" that would provide an unique experience for anyone.  But the one idea that struck them was the possibility of having beautiful female angels float from above while serving flutes of champagne.

And the result was the Happy Hour Chandelier.

Happy Hour Chandelier features sexy Dancing Angels who perform beautiful dance routines while hanging upside down on these large chandeliers.  But what makes them unique is that hanging around the base of the chandelier are bottles of champagne which these Dancing Angels serve to the party.  They also serve cocktails and alcohol, as well as chocolates, caviar or any savoury treats of your choice.  They are renowned world-wide and fly anywhere around the world to provide great entertainment for spectacular events, including award ceremonies, red carpet events, fashion shows, charity gala's, or smaller, more intimate functions at night clubs and restaurants.

Wanders has shown through this project how he has taken an ordinary object of a chandelier that acts as a light fixture, and transformed it into something bigger.  He has combined the beauty and grandness of a chandelier with the beautiful movements of the dance form shaped by the human body.  He also created contrasts with the chandelier's simplicity in its form and shapes with the complexity and details of the female form.

I think we could learn a thing or two from this project.  Thinking outside of the box can lead to great ideas.  Human interaction should always be factored during your design process.  They play a huge role in the impact of one's design.  Wanders always designs for the people and wants them to fall in love with the design as much as he did.  I believe that everyone should learn to do the same.