Artsy and functional..
Great lampe, just be very careful with the halogen bulbs or else you'll be replacing them. My one gripe is due to the frosting on the glass, it does tend to mute the light somewhat. Realize that this is accent lighting, but probably not sufficient to light a room by itself (short of a broom closet).
Relatively easy to assemble, managed to do so by myself and with the assistance of a bottle of vino. Took about 20 minutes or so. Boom.