FURNITURE FETISH \\ Candle Holders

More Candle Candy...

"Crowd Candle Sticks" by Stockholm Designer David Taylor 

I know I have only just posted on candle holders, but then I remembered these super quirky little guys and just had to do an extra feature on them. Spied on Dezeen in September, the Crowd Candlesticks, at any one time include 25-30 individually named candlesticks, including Angela, Sid and Kevin (top image, left to right). Taylor explains,"Pieces are replaced with new as they leave the group in a process of continual rejuvenation and reinvention". Such a cool concept; I so want one under my name, they remind me of little Bauhaus cupcakes, luckily they look to good to eat. Regarding materials he is, "using a full material pallet ... allowing each candlestick to have it’s own integrity, enabling it to stand alone or work together with any number of “colleagues". They all have so much personality, together or apart, they are always going to stand out in the 'crowd'.

FURNITURE FETTISH \\ The Candle Holder

Candle Candy...

Clockwise from top left  \\  " Wall of Flame" by Frederik Roije  \\  Multi Tired Brass Tubular Candle Holders by Gio Ponti, sourced Showplace Antique and Design Centre New York  \\  "Istanbul Twilight" Felt  candle holders by Siba Sahabi  \\  "Lup" by Shane Schneck for Hay  \\

Here in Copenhagen, the days are getting darker so the candles are getting lit earlier. Check out my picks of cool candle candy for your "hygge" candle collection. Dutch designer Frederik Roijé presents this streamline, ultra modern take on the candle holder that looks like a bent pipe poking through a wall. I'm usually a fan of anything made from used piping so maybe thats why these little powder coated steal tubes appeal to me for a more clean cut representation. You can't go past the old brass candle holders, I was going to put in one of the more traditional style late 1800's brass candle holders but am also a huge fan of this slightly more contemporary beauty by Gio Ponti. 
The stunning felt creations by Amsterdam designer Siba Sahabi were presented by MINT at London Design Festival earlier this year. They are so different and have an old worldly, rustic feeling about them. Having been in Istanbul earlier this year I can see where the inspiration is beautifully expressed through the many layers of felt. And last - little LUP, of course in my material crush "copper" but looks great in black as well. Very simple lines with a practical little loop for carrying it through the house to find a midnight snack. 

FURNITURE FETISH \\ The Sculptural Wall Piece

Statement Wall Structures...

Collection “Cirkel” Wall lights 01/02 by Daphna Laurens  Photography Mike Roelofs

This FURNITURE FEATURE post focuses on statement wall pieces which channel a functional piece of artwork \\ 

I mentioned in last FURNITURE FETISH post that another Daphna Laurens piece was coming up - well this is it. I just had to do a four image feature on this one to capture the beauty of its transition from day to night. I spoke in the last post about their industrial design blurring the boundaries between furniture and artwork and this piece is the epitome of just that, " They wanted to create a lamp that during the day was an art-piece more than a wall light and at night is a lamp" \\  

Bauhaus is distinctly their main inspiration source and more specifically the works of Laszlo Moholy Nagy \ Jewish-Hungarian-American, July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946 \ Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus successors would smile in their graves at this piece of work. 

Some of my favorite works by Laszlo Moholy Nagy, left to right \\  Composition A XXI. 1925 \\   Construction. 1923 litograph © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn \\  A II, 1924. Oil on canvas, 45 5/8 x 53 5/8 inches (115.8 x 136.5 cm). Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York © 2009 Artist's Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn \\  Images courtesy of http://it-is-snowing-in-nakonxipan.blogspot.dk/ 

Left to right \\  "T28_v1" Shelf by J1Studio made from MDF triangles and zipties \\  Limited Addition \of 10\ Copper Mirror by Michael Anastassiades    

Concept...

FEATURED Collection “Cirkel” Wall lights 01/02 by Daphna Laurens  Photography Mike Roelofs 

Clockwise from left  \\  "Concrete Orchid" by Christian Flindt  \\  FEATURED Collection “Cirkel” Wall lights 01/02 by Daphna Laurens  Photography Mike Roelofs  \\  "JH 803 sofa" by Hans.J.Wegner, Klassik Moderne Mobelkunst  \\  Vintage Morroccan Rug, The Apartment 

FURNITURE FETISH \\ The Foot Stool

Foot Fetish...

Clockwise from top left \\ Vintage Danish designed foot stools, dark stained wood and leather, available  Klassik Moderne Mobelkunst   \\  Daphna Laurens worked with Wittmann as part of the Passionswege program at Vienna design week, See Daphna Laurens - post courtesy of  Dezeen  \\  Vintage Danish designed stools, Steel and black plastic, available Klassik Moderne Mobelkunst \\ Danish design duo from Space Architecture and Interior Design for Mater, dark stained hard wood with black leather, available Mater \\ 

Put your feet up. Make sure you have a cute little footstool to accompany your favorite easy chair. Foot stools don't always have to match the chair like the famous Eames Chair and ottoman by Hermin Miller, in fact I think they sometimes look more interesting if they don't. I love this quirky little duckish stool by Daphna Laurens and Wittman; multifunctional as a seat and side table and would still blend effortlessly with classics; their furniture really blurs boundaries between industrial design and art - another one of their pieces coming up in the next FURNITURE FETISH post.  

Concept...

FEATURED \\  Vintage Danish designed foot stools, dark stained wood and leather, available  Klassik Moderne Mobelkunst 

Clockwise from top left  \\  "P.A. Chandelier" from Park Avenue collection by Soren Rose Studio, De La Espada  \\  Artwork "Untitled" 1985 by Cy Twombly (April 25, 1928 – July 5, 2011)  \\  Easy Chair by Illum Wikkelso and C.F Christensen, Klassik Moderne Mobelkunst  \\  FEATURED Vintage Danish designed foot stools, dark stained wood and leather, available  Klassik Moderne Mobelkunst 

FURNITURE FETISH \\ The Drinks Trolley

     Something Sophisticated ...

Clockwise from top left  \\ "JZ" tea trolley by Jorge Zalszupin, 1950 available in a variety of FSC-certified woods and steel, Produced by Etel, in Brazil, avaliable Espasso \\  "Chariot" by Danish / Italian couple GamFratesi for  Casamania available in Black, White and Red, painted metal; trays and wheels lacquered MDF or solid oak natural, avaliable via Casamania  \\  "Drinks Trolley 901" by Alvar Aalto, 1936 natural birch with black linoleum Made in Finland by Artek, Avaliable Artek  \\  "Trolley" Herbert Hirche, 1910-2002 black steel with glass, avaliable Klassik Moderne Mobelkunst 

Drinks Trollies are my furniture fetish at the moment and they have definitely had a revival...maybe it's the pending release of The Great Gatsby; the 1920's was approximately the time they came into vogue. When I picture the drinks trolley I always used to imagine brass detailing, the finest cut crystal decanters, whiskey as old as the hills and smoking cigars in grandpas library on an old leather Chesterfield. But the drinks trolley these days is not a decadence but a practical necessity (in my mind). Whether your style is classic, eclectic or minimal the drinks trolley adds a sophisticated element of character to your social space. Who needs a built in bar in their residence when you can have a portable one for the living room, kitchen and bedroom. They are also a nice touch in a transitional/ meeting space in the commercial/office environment - perfect for client meetings. 

Concept ...
FEATURED "JZ" tea trolley by Jorge Zalszupin, 1950, avaliable Espasso 

Clockwise from left \\  "Luna Side Table" with brass leg caps by Space Architecture and Interior Design for Stellar Works \\  "Corona" light by Frank, Frama Agency \\  1950's Danish Sofa, Apartment  \\  Antique glass and brass pendants, Roxy Klassik  \\  FEATURED "JZ" tea trolley by Jorge Zalszupin, 1950 available in a variety of FSC-certified woods and steel, Produced by Etel, in Brazil, avaliable Espasso 

It would be ideal in this dreamy composition by Gubi featuring their "Grossman Grashopper" floorlamp  \\  FEATURED "JZ" tea trolley by Jorge Zalszupin, 1950 available in a variety of FSC-certified woods and steel, Produced by Etel, in Brazil, avaliable Espasso