Stella Murano Glass Teardrop Chandelier

I. THE GLASS

From Venice, by way
of a furnace.

For seven hundred years, the glassblowers of the Venetian lagoon — first on the island of Murano by decree of the Doge in 1291, who feared the city's wooden buildings would burn — have made glass the way no one else has. Each teardrop in a Stella chandelier is blown by hand, not pressed, not moulded — gathered as molten glass from the furnace, shaped against a marver, opened and elongated by breath and gravity, then severed and finished one piece at a time. No two teardrops have identical curve, identical thickness, identical interior bubble pattern. They are individuals, hung together.

This matters in the room. Where a pressed-glass chandelier delivers uniform reflection — a hundred identical lights identical surfaces — the Stella delivers something closer to scattered: each teardrop catches the bulb behind it at its own angle, with its own micro-irregularities, producing a surface that lives. From across the room it reads as movement frozen mid-fall.

II. THE FRAME

Art Deco geometry,
structured in nickel.

The teardrops are held by a precise rectangular grid — a Metal Grid frame in polished nickel (default) or polished gold, depending on your interior palette. The grid is not decorative. It is the discipline that lets the chaos of hand-blown glass read as composition rather than collection: every teardrop occupies its own coordinate in a deliberate Mid-Century Modern matrix.

Polished Nickel — the default, slightly warmer and softer than chrome, with the depth that has made nickel the choice of fine residential lighting for over a century. Polished Gold — for warmer, more Hollywood-Regency interiors, or where the Stella sits among other gold-toned hardware. Both options are available on every size.

To request the Polished Gold frame: leave a note at checkout, or email service@stuberlighting.com after ordering. We will confirm before production.

III. SIZES

Nine configurations.
Five standard, four tall.

IV. WHAT TO KNOW

Considered in every detail.

Bulbs included.

The Stella ships with its complete set of warm-white E14 LED bulbs — count matched to the layer configuration. Warm white (2700–3000K) is the temperature that brings Murano glass alive; cool white would flatten it. Dimmable-compatible if you swap to dimmable E14 LEDs and pair with a triac wall dimmer — strongly recommended for dining-room atmosphere.

Polished nickel — or gold.

Polished nickel is the default — slightly warmer than chrome, less mirror-bright, more enduring with age. Polished gold is available on every size for Hollywood-Regency, warm-toned, or gold-hardware interiors. Leave a note at checkout or email after ordering to switch finish; we confirm before production begins.

Chain extension on request.

Standard 19-inch (50cm) drop chain. For double-height foyers, staircase voids, or any ceiling configuration requiring more drop, write to us with your ceiling-to-floor and desired bottom-of-fixture measurements — we coordinate custom chain length with shipment at no extra charge for reasonable extensions.

Professional installation.

The Stella is substantial — particularly the 7-Layer and 7-Layer Tall configurations require a heavy-duty ceiling junction box anchored to ceiling framing rather than drywall. Always install via a licensed electrician with chandelier-installation experience. We provide installer-facing documentation with every shipment.

V. WHERE IT BELONGS

Rooms with vocabulary.

Over a walnut Mid-Century dining table with leather sling chairs and a brass-and-marble bar cart, the 5- or 6-Layer Stella centres the room with the Mid-Century vocabulary it deserves — glass and metal grid against wood and leather, geometry against organic form.

In an Art Deco-inspired interior — fluted velvet, lacquered surfaces, sunburst mirrors — the polished gold variant pairs with the existing gilt language, while the Murano teardrops echo the era's love of cascading silhouettes and luminous materials.

In double-height foyers and grand staircase voids, the Tall variants — particularly the 7-Layer Tall at 31.5" diameter × 43.3" drop — fill vertical architecture the way few fixtures can. The narrow-tall proportion follows staircase geometry; the layered teardrops read from both ground floor and second-floor landing. Equally appropriate for hospitality applications — boutique hotel lobbies, fine dining restaurant entries, designer-coordinated commercial installations.

VI. SPECIFICATIONS

VII. QUESTIONS

Before you order.