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Like a moth to a flame : Gloria from Muuto: Utterly contemporary, Gloria allows you to create variable compositions of candles. Whether you choose to use a single candle or fill it up with six, the design remains equally elegant. -
Like a moth to a flame : 1+1 candleholder by Stáss: The name says it all. Two pieces of powder coated steel slide together to form a simple tea candleholder. The clean-lined flatpack design, by Icelandic architects Ãrný Þórarinsdóttir and Helga Guðrún, is simple yet striking. -
Like a moth to a flame : The Knot of Friendship by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn: No list of Swedish design would be complete without something from Svenskt Tenn. This classic design by Josef Frank was first sketched out in 1938, one year before the outbreak of WWII. -
Like a moth to a flame : Raw Candelabra by Jens Fager for Muuto: The Raw candelabra, is part of a product family based on rough and intuitive interpretations of iconic everyday objects. Every piece is unique because it is handmade using a band saw machine. -
Like a moth to a flame : 1+1 candleholder by Stáss: The name says it all. Two pieces of powder coated steel slide together to form a simple tea candleholder. The clean-lined flatpack design, by Icelandic architects Ãrný Þórarinsdóttir and Helga Guðrún, is simple yet striking. -
Like a moth to a flame : Grandma by Elin Riismark, for Maze Interiors: Sweden-based interior collection, Maze brings you this modern interpretation of grandma’s crocheted doilies. The laser cut doily design adds a touch of nostalgia to your home. -
Like a moth to a flame : Kubus by Mogens Lassen: Architect Mogens Lassen approached his design work with mathematical precision. A pioneer of Danish functionalism, his Kubus Candleholder is a reaction against traditional candlesticks, which he saw as overly ornate. -
Like a moth to a flame : Gloria from Muuto: Utterly contemporary, Gloria allows you to create variable compositions of candles. Whether you choose to use a single candle or fill it up with six, the design remains equally elegant. -
Like a moth to a flame : Kubus by Mogens Lassen: Architect Mogens Lassen approached his design work with mathematical precision. A pioneer of Danish functionalism, his Kubus Candleholder is a reaction against traditional candlesticks, which he saw as overly ornate. -
Like a moth to a flame : Lup candleholder by Shane Schneck for Hay: Danish furniture collection, Hay recently added this minimalist version of a traditional candleholder to their range. Although it is also available in black, we’re still in love with copper. -
Like a moth to a flame : Vesper by Axel Bjurström Also taking his cue from the traditional brass candlestick, the reductive design by Stockholm-based Axel Bjurström, will in time become a classic in its own right.
The warm glow that only candlelight can provide is ever-present throughout Stockholm. You will find candles flickering on the pavement in front of restaurants, in the windows of shops and even on the boardroom table. According to a local the candlelight helps banish the gloom of the short winter days, but also has cultural and religious significance as a symbol of life. VISI rounds up a selection of candleholders by Scandinavian designers.
CONTEMPORARY
1+1 candleholder by Stáss
The name says it all. Two pieces of powder coated steel slide together to form a simple tea candleholder. The clean-lined flatpack design, by Icelandic architects Árný Þórarinsdóttir and Helga Guðrún, is simple yet striking.
Gloria from Muuto
Utterly contemporary, Gloria allows you to create variable compositions of candles. Whether you choose to use a single candle or fill it up with six, the design remains equally elegant.
REINTERPRETATIONS
Lup candleholder by Shane Schneck for Hay
Danish furniture collection, Hay recently added this minimalist version of a traditional candleholder to their range. Although it is also available in black, we’re still in love with copper.
Grandma by Elin Riismark, for Maze Interiors,
Sweden-based interior collection, Maze brings you this modern interpretation of grandma’s crocheted doilies. The laser cut doily design adds a touch of nostalgia to your home.
Vesper by Axel Bjurström
Also taking his cue from the traditional brass candlestick, the reductive design by Stockholm-based Axel Bjurström, will in time become a classic in its own right.
Raw Candelabra by Jens Fager for Muuto
The Raw candelabra, is part of a product family based on rough and intuitive interpretations of iconic everyday objects. Every piece is unique because it is handmade using a band saw machine.
CLASSICS
Kubus by Mogens Lassen
Architect Mogens Lassen approached his design work with mathematical precision. A pioneer of Danish functionalism, his Kubus Candleholder (1962) is a reaction against traditional candlesticks, which he saw as overly ornate and convoluted. Consisting of only the outline of a cube, it is a simple and angular design. This licensed classic has been brought back into production by his grandson, Søren Lassen.
The Knot of Friendship by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn
No list of Swedish design would be complete without something from Svenskt Tenn. This classic design by Josef Frank was first sketched out in 1938, one year before the outbreak of WWII. He himself fled his homeland of Austria in the face of the Nazi threat. Frank is widely recognised as having had a huge influence on Swedish Design and Svensk Tenn still produce his designs.
