Knowing that sea levelshave varied by more than 100 metresinthe past, as ice-sheetshavemeltedand re-formed, lends a certain weight to theargument that serious climatechange is best avoided.
Indeed, in a decade when over-the-top chandeliers have fallen out of favor, a restrained design that has both the weight of over 700 years of tradition and acertain lightness of being is nothing short of a bright idea.