Evolving around the Mothership

IT IS always a good idea to have a couple of accent pieces mixed in with the general design scheme of things when it comes to home decoration, even if it is only to get the conversation going when friends come over for dinner. But with their creeping chandelier that has pendant lights connected to 200m of black electrical wiring, have the Thongs of Serangoon gone too far?

The chandelier is a tentacle-esque construction that hangs from the ceiling of the stairwell in the apartment of Thong Chew Fatt, 33 and his wife Eileen See, 32. Describing the light fixture, Mr Thong likens it to a "living organism" that can extend into most corners of the 1,700 square …