Photograph by RYAN SEGEDIHAB ITAT
Glow
Sticks
Brighten up a room
in style with candleholders
from these local artists.
By JESSICA MOAZAMICHRISTOPHER GENTNER
The metalsmith makes solid
brass sculptures for your
table. His elegant pillars play
with weight, balancing heavy
cylindrical bodies atop small
conical bases. $150 each.
gentnerdesign.comKATE CLARK
When she failed to find
eye-catching candleholders
for her wedding, the artist
crafted her own. She now
sells gemstone-like ones
on Etsy, each precise piece
a nod to her background in
architecture. $35. etsy.com/
shop/curatekatestudio
ANNE CARNEVALE
The ceramicist prefers
handmade uniqueness
to machine-spun perfec-
tion. Her red stoneware
candlesticks pay homage to
Alexander Calder’s abstract
sculptures and are available
in three playful shapes.
$56. carnevaleclay.com
MIKE DREEBEN
The University of Chicago
postgrad transforms scraps
of teak and mango wood
from his furniture business into
sinusoidal candlesticks. $98
to $166. akmdcollection.comANGELA VENARCHIK
The landscape of the Midwest
informs most of her simple
designs. But her minimal pieces
also draw inspiration from the
East, embodying Japanese
traditions of incorporating
ceremony into everyday life.
$32. angelavenarchik.com