WL Design 25

WL Design 25 Winners 2026: In the Wind (Samara Chandelier)

Bent walnut “seeds” and brass screens turn light into the main event, with forms that feel in motion.

By Kristi Alexandra /
Photo by: When They Find Us
Product Samara Chandelier
Designer Mike Randall Design
Maker Mike Randall
Collaborators Atelier Dimo; Camosun Innovates; Montauk Sofa; Origins; Tool Path
Location Victoria
Category Product
Photography Richère Trudeau (Montauk); When They Find Us

Taking inspiration from the winged maple seed, lighting and furniture designer Mike Randall created the Samara chandelier ($8,000): seed-like pendants in bent black walnut are embedded with a round brass screen that breaks and diffuses light. “From the beginning, I wanted the light itself to carry visual interest,” notes Randall. After spotting a pendant from Milanese jeweller James Rivière at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Randall was inspired to rework his original design: the result is “a striking juxtaposition between the architectural and the organic.” Customizable in size, configuration and even wood finishes, the Samara chandelier mimics both nature and movement, and the bespoke design can be edited for either intimate spaces like bedrooms and living rooms or grand, vaulted showrooms.

Think your work belongs among next year’s winners? Entries are now open for the 2027 Western Living Design 25 Awards.

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See the photos

Samara chandelier by Mike Randall Design
Mike Randall Design. Samara portrait. Photo by Richère Trudeau (Montauk)
Mike Randall Design booth at IDS Vancouver
Mike Randall Design (pictured) booth at Interior Design Show Vancouver 2026 (IDS West) via Western Living

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Samara chandelier detail by Mike Randall Design
Photo by When They Find Us
Samara chandelier close-up by Mike Randall Design
Mike Randall Design – Samara close up. Photo by Richère Trudeau (Montauk)
Bent walnut and brass screen detail on the Samara chandelier
Samara close-up. Photo by When They Find Us

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Kristi Alexandra

Kristi Alexandra

Kristi Alexandra is the managing editor, food and culture, at Canada Wide Media. She loves food, travel, film and wine (but most of all, writing about them for Vancouver Magazine, Western Living and BCBusiness). Send any food and culture-related pitches to her at [email protected].