Earlier this year Reza Feiz, principal of L.A.-based Phase Design, invited four of his favorite designers/design firms to join him in solving the same problem: Design a candleholder made from a 12" x 9" x 1.75" block of walnut, using turned brass inserts to hold the actual candles.
The beautiful results were on display at this year's NYIGF, and here's what the quintet each came up with:
Bearing Candleholder by Claesson, Koivisto, Rune, a/k/a CKR Architects of Stockholm, Sweden.Concentric circles - one smaller one larger - each with a single candlestick holder. Turned rotated in relation to each other, they create a sort of candelabrum that can be reconfigured. Although they belong together, they also work separately. Twins. But not identical. A non-static pair.
The name 'Bearing' sprang to our minds because of the associations we saw between our concept and that of one of Sweden's most successful engineering inventions- the radial ball bearing.
Luna Candleholder by Khodi Feiz, Feiz Design of Amsterdam, Holland.(more...)A candle holder which is infinite in its configuration, allowing you to compose it.