The Art of Chandelier
By: Zavadski Llc
Tags: Lighting, Business Development, Designer, Family Business, Interior Design

Since 2001 Zavadski begin active cross-border relations, best example of which is sustainable, long-lasting and trust-based cooperation with Schöler & Co. GmbH (Austria). At present moment Zavadski holds several lines of self made products and large custom projects portfolio based on highest available quality components from Italian, Spanish and German suppliers, acts as an exclusive distributor of Schöler Crystal under separate unit branded “Austrian Crystal”. Zavadski is in constant search of new business projects and open for many offers.

We have an extended experience in production of high-end quality crystal chandeliers, both mainstream and highly customised bespoke models. Our range consists of well over a hundred chandeliers produced in small amounts and over sixteen collections of custom models. Each collection represents distinctive style and contains impressive portfolio of completed projects.

General Production Overview

Our company has a complete production cycle enabling it to make most operations to turn a raw metal sheet into a high value sparkling crystal chandelier. Cutting, CNC spinning, turning and engraving, mechanical & chemical surface treatment, electrical assembly is done under one roof. Such components as die casted brass parts are supplied from Framon (Italy) and Ramon Lozano (Spain), extra spun parts from Arnal (Spain), stamped parts from Montesinos (Spain) and Metaldecor (Italy). High quality electrical fittings are supplied from Vossloh-Schwabe and high-grade brass rods from Swissmetal (Germany). Needless to say is that all crystal components are supplied by leading Austrian, Czech, Egyptian and Turkish producers that need no presentation in front of the respected readers. Since last couple of years Zavadski entered the market of USA hence did the UL certification and connected with new historical suppliers of high quality components for lighting fixtures in North America market.

We developed and implemented our own quality system certified by international company Intertek according to requirements of Semko (S-mark), the strictest European seal. Within the system each incoming component, every manufacturing process and every single ready chandelier is carefully examined. All electrical products are checked for safety with a high precision, specialised and annually calibrated equipment. The overall quality system is checked by means of internal audit and external inspection on annual basis for double security.

Our base is family owned and operated companies aimed at far visioned future development. Such virtues as punctuality, reliability, devotion, honesty and transparency are highly valued by the family members and the business as the whole. We are still rather young company with great potential of growth. Expansion can be easily managed using existing building and machinery(now used for 1 shift only) with the perspective of additions on a vacant ground on site.

We team up to deliver highest possible service to our customers, including information exchange on demand, communications in English, German, Swedish, Ukrainian, Polish, instant reply to any inquiries, strict timing and punctuality, everything to get right products in right place and agreed time.

Production Process

The chandeliers must have an artistic design. It is reenforced by good education and experience of our designers and engineer, both devoting themselves to the look and quality in every single detail. We can develop models based on given precise drawing, design draft, hand-made sketch or just verbal explanation.

Once we get a request we make a free, non-binding offer to you. All details, changes, add-ons, whatever is discussed until we reach final mutually understandable and clearly presented project task. The rest is done according to the project timing plan with no delays and no unpleasant surprises.

We use high quality brass at most for our chandeliers. It is not an easy task to find it as we need various types and various sorts of it. Sheets, tubes, rods, wires, oval profiles… Some need to be harder, some softer, etc.. Main sources of our brass are in Germany, Sweden and Ukraine. Though the ready made cast, stamped or spun components we buy in Italy and Spain. It is worth mentioning that all materials and components pass the incoming quality control procedures.

Marking and Cutting

Though mostly hand shaped and with the surface treated manually, some parts have extremely complex array of holes and various patterns. We mark and cut these complex things with a special CNC milling machines with the precision sometimes overdone. But in these efforts result in a very clean and elegant look of the chandeliers.

Spinning

Rotational spinning is a process of making round shapes of any complexity out of sheet of metal. The founder of Zavadski TOV, Mr Roman Zavadsky, was granted several patents for invention and development of this technology with use of CNC machines. It allows us make custom shapes very precisely and with no extraordinary cost or time.

Silver Soldering

Best way to put together two elegant pieces of brass is silver soldering. It is done by melting a special silver soldering rod and applying a very smooth and accurate drop between brass surfaces. When the

temperature lowers the parts become connected very naturally, without any visible connecting materials. Also after surface treatment the silver doesn’t show allowing us to achieve perfect look even without plating.

Maria-Theresa chandeliers are traditionally made of steel, because it is the only material capable for bearing decent weights and keeping good shape. Also some extra larges brass chandeliers need internal

steel power frame behind decorative brass. To put steel elements together we use electric welding.

Polishing

Polishing is a first surface treatment procedure. It actually means mechanical removal of a tiny surface layer of the brass and making it so smooth and even that it sparkles like a mirror. After polishing brass

needs to be either fine polished and lacquered, or aged by chemicals to the desired color and lacquered, or nickel or gold plated. We also use fusion processes that include various approaches on one surface for a very

special look.

Garland Making

No matter which type of assembly is used, the garland-making process requires a selection of crystals with specific numbers of holes in them and clips (wires) to arrange little pieces in one chain. We use brass-only clips, which improve the durability of garlands.

Hand Assembly

Hand assembly is also a powerful part of our production. It includes drilling, riveting, electrical fitting, screwing. After the assembly, each product goes to the quality control department. There they stay until fully tested according to the very strict procedures and until we make sure that testing equipment is also worked well. This is a very reliable way to avoid mistakes in assembly and testing and deliver the best possible quality and safety to you.

Garland-making process at Zavadski LLC, 2021

Packing

Custom chandeliers need custom packing. This enormous box was so big that we had to use an old rusty barn to pack and later load it. Loading was very labor intensive as so many people took part in it. Even the extra tall truck was ordered and expected for more than a week. And even that truck had to lift its roof to fit such a big chandelier!

Reasons to Be Proud

We managed to successfully overcome crisis, post-communist era of raidings and governmental encroachments on private business, while constantly developing ourselves. Through the years our work was polished to provide our customers with the best experience possible. Here are a couple of our main reasons to be proud…