Chandeliers That Sing Their Own Praises.

Foscarini, the Italian lighting company, introduced Allegro, a collection of chandeliers intended for hotels and restaurants, in 2007. Designed by Atelier Oi, a Swiss architecture firm, they were made from aluminum rods suspended from wire, so they moved and made a gentle tinkling noise if you touched them. (As Carlo Urbinati, the managing director of Foscarini, put it, ''They can sing.'') But they were all too big for residential use -- the largest was 53 1/2 inches wide and tall. Now Foscarini has come out with Allegretto, a line of smaller versions of the original fixtures. Allegretto Vivace ($2,438), below, one of three new pieces, is 20 inches in diameter and 27 1/2 inches high. Information: (212) 685-0800 or ddcnyc.com. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]