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The LQ chandelier, designed by Hani Rashid, is the first to be launched in the new Zumtobel Lighteriors Avantgarde Collection. LQ is the New York architect's humorous reference to Louis Quatorze, the "Sun King", and a modern interpretation of the opulent crystal chandeliers o f the 18th and 19th centuries, but without using crystal, glass or candles. The basic unit, which can be bundled in different sized groups, is a pendant luminaire consisting of a LED module and four chrome-plated light-directing components. Optics fan out light in intriguing interplays of reflected light, yet the "source" - the LED - cannot be seen.
