Bridging the gap between the historic facade and the new interior space within, Aidlin Darling designed Wexler's barbeque restaurant with an incredible undulating ceiling that is evocative of both charred wood and a plume of smoke. Created out of laser cut MDF and painted black, this ceiling installation billows through a refined palette of zinc and rift-sawn oak before emerging as the restaurant's entry canopy. The soft glow of the pendant lighting at the bar highlights the undulations in the ribbed ceiling and visually sends it in motion.

Dale Chihuly is turning heads (literally) with his blown glass ceiling installations. His practice of putting together teams of artists with exceptional glass blowing skills has created a Studio Glass movement that embraces a culture of collaborative efforts in place of the solitary artist working out of a studio; pushing blown glass into the realm of large-scale sculpture and environmental art. From Chihuly's perspective: "There's something about putting the pieces overhead, on top of the plate glass, that makes you think of the sea."

Oliver Kosta Théfaine is a French artist who uses a lighter in the most unique way; to burn intricate designs into ceilings. Growing up in the suburbs of Paris, it was common for him to encounter different forms of graffiti; with the most abrasive being those created by a lighter. His artwork focuses on interpreting these acts of vandalism and modifying them so they can be understood by the broader public. Ironically, when the same vandalism burn methods are applied methodically, they become embraced by popular culture as works of art.