The LES CORDES chandelier, a stunning piece by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur, illuminates the interior of a beautiful chateau in southern Marseille, France. Château Borély, an eighteenth-century building, once housed an archaeological museum but now serves as the Museum of Decorative Arts, Pottery, and Fashion. The lobby of Château Borély is home to this brilliant chandelier, which appears to be seamlessly integrated into the building’s structure.
Mathieu Lehanneur describes the chandelier as a line of light that seems to pass through the ceiling, creating an illusion of light and glass lines that appear as if they are part of the building itself. He emphasizes that it’s not just an object or a fixture, but rather, the light itself seems to live and circulate within the hall, as if it were sewn into the fabric of the building.