WebUrbanist has a roundup of artistic, retro, futuristic, and whimsical ceiling fans that come in shapes and configurations you may have never seen. I would love to have one of these Victorian design fans for the stairwell in my 105-year-old house! Link
Several of those are Fanimation fans (www.fanimation.com), which makes nifty, but somewhat pricy fans. I have one of their Fargo fans (the one that looks like a globe, kinda). It works great at keeping me cool at my computer desk, without disturbing any of the papers I leave on the desk.
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