Light My Fire

Christopher Kerr-Ayer’s Dripcastle Candelabra, 23 x 20 x 9 in., is as much a thrill to see as it was to make. “The work is constructed incrementally from the base up in a series of balanced glue-ups,” says the Rollinsford, New Hampshire–based Kerr-Ayer of this glass and cubic zirconia sculptural work, which combines Slavic, Scandinavian, and Italian glassmaking techniques, and is being sold through Blue Spiral 1 in Asheville, North Carolina. / $8,000

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Brooklyn-based architect and ceramist Alejandra Rojas of By Alejandra Design takes inspiration from capillary waves for her candlesticks, which she digitally conceptualizes and 3D prints before slip casting and kiln-firing them. Made from stained white clay and shimmering glaze in lime moondust, the smallest of these candlesticks measures 8 x 4.5 x 4.5 in. / $130 and up
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Whitney Sharpe of Latch Key hand-builds ornamental candleholders, vessels, and adornments out of stoneware in her Oakland, California, studio. She made this chartreuse lace candelabra, 8.5 x 8 x 5.5 in., with ritual in mind. “Every piece is a meditation, delicately sculpted with intention,” says Sharpe. More colors are available. / $320
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Headed by artistic director Gabriel Hendifar, New York City–based Apparatus Studio makes these brutalist candle blocks, 5.5 x 3.5 x 2 in. each, in aged brass and blackened brass. The studio cites precision tools, M.C. Escher, and temple architecture as influences on the interlocking modular candleholders. / $800 each
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