Pair of Brutalist Steel Candlesticks chair The chairs carry all the

The chairs carry all the hallmarks of Scandinavian rustic modernism of the 1930s: honest construction

light wear consistent with age

all resting on a generous domed base

The shaping of the arms and crest rail feels gently improvised rather than strictly formal

developing the distinctive tactile surfaces that characterise much of his work

Pair of Brutalist Steel Candlesticks chair The chairs carry all theThere is something pleasingly unresolved about these candlesticks. At first glance they appear almost architecturala loose assembly of steel rods suspended around a simple candle dishbut the longer you spend with them, the more sculptural they become. Constructed from solid steel bar with a deliberately uncompromising geometry, they recall the language of post war Brutalism and the studio metalwork movement of the 1960s and '70s. Their intersecting