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How to Specify a Custom Hotel Chandelier — and What to Send Your Supplier
What information a chandelier supplier needs, what you receive back, and how a custom order moves from drawings to installation.
Why custom is the default in hotel lighting
In hotel projects, lighting is rarely off-the-shelf. Lobby chandeliers must suit a specific ceiling height, stairwell pieces must follow a specific staircase geometry, and ballroom fixtures have to coordinate with the interior designer's palette and the project's FF&E schedule. For this reason most hospitality lighting is composed to order - sizes, drop heights, finishes and glass colors are all decided project by project.
The good news: specifying a custom chandelier is simpler than most buyers expect. What matters is giving the supplier the right information at the start.
What to send us
You do not need complete technical drawings to start a conversation. In practice, any of the following is enough for a first quotation:
1. The space dimensions - ceiling height, stairwell height, or lobby length and width; 2. Section drawings or CAD files if you have them; 3. Reference photos of fixtures you like, even from other projects; 4. The destination country of the project, which determines the certification documents needed; 5. An approximate quantity, if the design repeats across rooms or floors.
What you receive back
From these inputs we confirm feasibility, propose the composition - leaf counts, drop heights, cluster sizes - and return a quotation with a lead time. For stairwell and atrium pieces we also confirm the suspension plan: how the fixture hangs, what fixings are needed on site, and how the installation sequence works with your contractor.
From approval to installation
Once the design and quotation are approved, production typically takes 35 to 45 days depending on order quantity. Before shipping, every fixture is inspected and photographed - you receive photos of the actual pieces, packed, before they leave the workshop. Fixtures are packed for international freight, and we ship to the destination you specify.
A note on quantities
There is no fixed minimum order quantity. A single statement chandelier for a boutique lobby and a repeated design for a 200-room property are handled through the same process - each is quoted individually on its own drawings.
