New chandelier from Ramingdorf for mosque in Muscat | Kny Design

(Ramingdorf, 12 November 2014) “We are extremely happy to deliver our now second mosque chandelier to Muscat, the capital city of the Sultanate of Oman,” reports CEO Harald Kny. In the beginning of November 2014, in the Kny Design factory in the Lower Austrian town of Ramingdorf, this almost eight meter high chandelier was completed after three months construction time. It has now been sent off on its journey via rail and sea to Muscat, where at the end of this month it will take its place in the new mosque.

“For the customer, the deciding factor of the new chandelier for the new mosque was almost certainly the shapely appeal,” recounts Harald Kny. “The shapely appeal of the chandelier must be in absolute harmony with the whole building complex. We have clearly succeeded, since the customer is very satisfied.” The extremely complex shapes within the chandelier are possible thanks to specially-developed casting technologies. This is yet another area in which the Austrian, family- owned company is a technological leader.

Proportions of the chandelier made in Austria

Total weight: 4,500 kg
Diameter: 4.5 m
Corpus height: 7.70 m
Height including suspension rod: 13.0 m Light power: 17,760 Watt

78,890 Swarovski crystals are illuminated Construction time: 3 months

Future prospects

In October 2013, the chandelier that was designed by Kny Design and completed within a half-year construction period was installed in the Al Ameen Mosque in Muscat. It is one of the five largest lights that has ever been produced and installed. Still in this year, a third Kny Design chandelier will be delivered to Oman: The large central chandelier for the mosque in the oasis town of Nizwa.

And the dimensions of this chandelier will exceed those of the chandelier from the Al Ameen Mosque. “With clients all over the world - from the Arab region, to Russia, China and India – it is important to be able to recognise and take advantage of the strengths and differences of different cultures,” explains Harald Kny about the complexity and potential of his business.

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