Project Description
Chandelier Series 6660 – Met Auditorium
6660-L-16 in standard finish
Hans Harald Rath, 1963
Brass, hand-cut crystal, Swarovski crystal;
Fench gold finish
optional: nickel finish
6660-D-11: Ø: 60 cm, h: 40 cm; 10 kg;
11 lights, max.W.: 660
6660-L-13: Ø: 76 cm, h: 45 cm; 12 kg;
13 lights, max.W.: 780
6660-C-16: Ø: 85 cm, h: 48 cm; 17 kg;
16 lights, max.W.: 960
6660-L-16: Ø: 100 cm, h: 55 cm; 20 kg;
16 lights, max.W.: 960
6660-L-26: Ø: 130 cm, h: 65 cm; 45 kg;
26 lights, max.W.: 1.560
6660-L-30: Ø: 160 cm, h: 75 cm; 55 kg;
30 lights, max.W.: 1.800
6660-L-36: Ø: 180 cm, h: 90 cm; 75 kg;
36 lights, max.W.: 2.160
6660-D-11 in standard finish
6660-L-13 in standard finish
6660-D-6 in nickel finish
(custom size)
When the New York Metropolitan Opera opened on September 13th, 1966, the first applause went to the twelve chandeliers that rose towards the ceiling with the first curtain. On the opening night audience and journalists were startlingly impressed by Starburst Chandeliers from Vienna, a gift to the United States of America by the Republic of Austria out of gratitude for the European Recovery Program after World War II.
The design comes from the pencil of Hans Harald Rath, company owner of those days, who worked in close collaboration with the architect Edward K. Harrison. The fixtures also were the first application of Crystals from Swarovski® in a large-scale project. Hans Harald Rath was the first ever to try Swarovski crystals for chandeliers 10 years earlier.
Their signature elements are the cone-shaped tufts of spikes and beads.
Any size and various shapes/proportions to order, custom finishes upon request
