Description

The second edition of the “Kuusikko” candle holder (foreground) was designed in 2019 to accompany the first edition that was made at the Arabia Art Department. “Kuusikko” in Finnish means both a sextet as well as a spruce forest.

This more simple version of a spruce-like candle holder is manufactured as a small series product at my studio. One is a tree, more makes a forest. The first edition was first manufactured for my exhibition “Metsä palaa / Forest returns”.

Cast to a mold with varying cast clay. The surface of this piece is NOT glazed, the piece is fired high around 1260 celsius.

Open Edition

Full dimensions (cm)	x13x15
Weight (kg)	1
Material	Ceramics
Production Year	2018
Color	off-white

Designer: Veera Kulju Categories: Candleholders, Ceramics and stoneware, Country, Discipline, Finland, Tableware Tags: CANDLEHOLDER, ceramics design, handmade, smallscaleproduction

Additional information

Full dimensions (cm)	x13x15
Weight (kg)	1
Material	Ceramics
Production Year	2018
Color	off-white

The designer

Veera Kulju

Veera Kulju (b. 1975) an artist graduated from the Aalto University works with textiles, ceramics and video. She has showcased her work both in Finland and internationally. She aims to assemble installations characterized by abundant fragility and an atmosphere of permanence and timelessness. Although Kulju's works encompass conceptual layers created through the materials, the aim is for viewing them to be physically experiential. Through the materiality and artistic idiom of her works, Kulju succeeds in conveying how they feel. Just by looking at the artworks, the viewer feels the differences between matte and glossy, rough and smooth, warm and cold in his fingertips.

Sebastian Jansson

Sebastian Jansson is the Adorno curator of design destination Helsinki. "Kuusikko II" Candle Holder by Veera Kulju is carefully selected as a piece that reflects the local design scene of Helsinki. As a local and recognized design expert Sebastian Jansson's curation is a quality assurance that buying from Veera Kulju is a safe investment in the most important design from Helsinki right now.