TETRIS
CHANDELIER
Chandelier
2023SHOU SUGI BAN, RED PAINT
VARIOUS SIZES, FOR 3, 5 AND 7 CANDLES
LIMITED EDITION
SOLD OUT
Born from the Ashes
FIRE, IN ITS BEAUTY AND DANGER, OPENS UP A SPACE FOR CONTEMPLATING THE TRANSIENT WITHIN THE ALREADY BURNT WOODEN CANDLE HOLDERS. THE MASTERFUL CRAFTSMANSHIP, INSPIRED BY A CENTURIES-OLD JAPANESE TECHNIQUE, TELLS A PROFOUND STORY SOLELY THROUGH THE CHARRED SURFACE. This poetic idea emerged after the bunt-down candles had started to lightly charr the surface of the rough wooden prototypes.
THE HISTORY OF THE CHANDELIER
The candle holder first caught attention as a prototype made from scrap wood during Kocherlball, an annual traditional Munich celebration. Every year in the middle of summer, people gather shortly after midnight, bringing their picnics, cutlery, and candles to illuminate the many tables of the still-sleeping and dark beer garden. With the first drinks served deep into the night, they experience the sunrise in the magical light of hundreds of chandeliers and dance in the morning dew.
On the eve of the celebration the studio crafted three rough prototypes of the candle holders specifically for the ball night. Many attendees of the ball were so impressed by these rough prototypes that they began to purchase them directly from the table. This triggered the creation of the first edition of the chandeliers.