“Chandeliers made out of plumbing pipe? What would Louis XIV have thought? Actually, given their playful and original contrast of dripping crystals and muscular pipes, he might have gone for them in a big way.” Read more.
“These chandeliers from Michael McHale combine my favorite elements: something a little industrial meets something majorly glam.” Read more.
“To mix the great outdoors with a chandelier would seem to make an odd cocktail; but Michael McHale knows how to do it. This master of the modern has invented the deconstructed chandelier…Call it industrial chic meets glamor…The (Outdoor Chandelier) casts light with pomp and drama around the immediate environment, maneuvering moonlight and sunlight alike as if they were sculptural elements.” Read more.
“Crystal ornaments dangle on steel threads from the Outdoor chandelier’s 16-inch-wide mount of re-purposed red brass. The rubberized sockets accept not only mini floodlights but also any outdoor bulb with a standard socket.”
“Classy…Praise be to Michael McHale and his hand-wrought chandeliers. (A woman faints.)” Read more.
“Former entertainment lawyer-turned-lighting designer Michael McHale creates chandeliers that are as much about structure as they are shimmering crystal…Michael McHale Designs is drafting a new vision for the chandelier, utilizing such rough and ready materials as patinated brass pipes and fittings, refrigerator bulbs, and appliance tubing in concert with the finest crystal available.” Read more.
“After years of lusting after some expensive beauties that have popped into my Inbox from design sites, none hit me like the ones presented in the recent newsletter form+function newsletter. The handmade chandeliers from Michael McHale Designs are both aggressively durable looking in an industrial-chic way, and they shimmer like fine jewelry in the way chandeliers should.” Read more.
“McHale uses reclaimed parts whenever possible (like pipes from Hurricane Katrina sites and from sites around New York City) and marries it with Bohemian and Swarovski crystal. His unique aesthetic can be seen in high-profile projects like The Gates nightclub in New York. He’s recently launched several new product additions including a line of desk lamps”. Read more.
“Michael McHale brings a touch of the upper class to his industrial chic style in the new Bryce Collection.”
“In industry where “same old, same old” can often be the standard, a breath of fresh air is always welcome. The lighting world receives just such a wind of change with Michael McHale.”
“Redefining the meaning of art, Michael McHale introduces an innovative way to light up every room of the house with his design company, Michael McHale Designs. Using materials that are undreamed of, McHale creates some of the most extravagant chandeliers and lamps that impart elegant and powerful messages.” Read more.
“McHale makes stunning chandeliers out of used plumbing pipes and crystals. His chandeliers mix modern elegance and industrial decay, creating a dichotomy between old and new and almost seem space age despite the use of discarded 20th century building materials from which to hang the crystals.”
“Blending the discarded with the divine, these illuminated works of art by the famed entertainment lawyer turned designer lend a wabi-sabi aesthetic to the typical chandelier. The contrast of the distressed brass pipes and fittings with the prestige-swathed splendor of the finest Swarovski crystals, not to mention the humble refrigerator light bulbs that glow from within, is not only poetic, but living proof of the hidden beauty often found in ordinary things.”
“Simply stunning.” Read more.
“McHale uses reclaimed parts whenever possible (like pipes from Hurricane Katrina sites and from sites around New York City) and marries it with Bohemian and Swarovski crystal. His unique aesthetic can be seen in high-profile projects like The Gates nightclub in New York. He’s recently launched several new product additions including a line of desk lamps.
McHale’s Extraordinary Billiards Chandelier makes a bold statement and brings to any space a synergy of texture and light.” Read more.
“McHale’s industrial and opulent pieces just may bring back proper Sunday dinners in the formal dining room.” Read more.
“McHale somehow marries such materials as pipe fittings and Swarovski crystals into playful, glamorous works of art. Once exposed to his original pieces, I assure you you’ll never look at chandeliers in the same way again.” Read more.
“The difference between the chandeliers by Michael McHale Designs and other chandeliers is the materials. While the dripping crystals on a McHale may be Swarovski’s best, the base holding everything together is composed of distressed brass pipes and fittings, worn from years of use and reclaimed from building sites.” Read more.
“The Tribeca Bar Chandelier from boutique micro-brand, Michael McHale juxtaposes glamour with downtown edginess.”
