Designer: Kazuyo Komoda
Maker: Driade [ Italy ]
Year: 1997
Size: Each module H 40 x D 4 x W 12 [ 8 holders and 8 connector pins included ]
Condition Report: Great vintage condition. Raw metal surfaces have gained a beautiful patina with age. expected light wear with age and use.
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A rare modular candle holder, Jigsaw, which twists, stacks and turns into a range of different shapes and sizes. Unapologetically raw, the cast metal surfaces have gained a beautiful patina over their 30 year life, telling stories of many candlelit evenings spent around the table.
With very little information on the design and history, we reached out to the designer, Kazuyo Komoda, for some insight into the backstory and design. One of her first projects as a freelance designer in Italy.
Stated beautifully, she says “ I remember back then, I often spent evenings by candlelight. I didn't have a TV, there was no internet yet. There was only moving light and silence, so I came up with various ideas for candle holders. “
Despite the similarities in form to that of an oversized bike chain, Komoda took no intentional reference from this, and the design arose naturally in her pursuit of an infinitely modular shape.
Kazuyo Komoda [ born 1961 in Tokyo ] is a prominent Japanese industrial designer, interior architect, and colour consultant who has been based in Milan, Italy since 1989. Her work is celebrated for its unique fusion of minimalist Japanese sensibilities with the rich, expressive traditions of European design.
Designer: Kazuyo Komoda
Maker: Driade [ Italy ]
Year: 1997
Size: Each module H 40 x D 4 x W 12 [ 8 holders and 8 connector pins included ]
Condition Report: Great vintage condition. Raw metal surfaces have gained a beautiful patina with age. expected light wear with age and use.
.
A rare modular candle holder, Jigsaw, which twists, stacks and turns into a range of different shapes and sizes. Unapologetically raw, the cast metal surfaces have gained a beautiful patina over their 30 year life, telling stories of many candlelit evenings spent around the table.
With very little information on the design and history, we reached out to the designer, Kazuyo Komoda, for some insight into the backstory and design. One of her first projects as a freelance designer in Italy.
Stated beautifully, she says “ I remember back then, I often spent evenings by candlelight. I didn't have a TV, there was no internet yet. There was only moving light and silence, so I came up with various ideas for candle holders. “
Despite the similarities in form to that of an oversized bike chain, Komoda took no intentional reference from this, and the design arose naturally in her pursuit of an infinitely modular shape.
Kazuyo Komoda [ born 1961 in Tokyo ] is a prominent Japanese industrial designer, interior architect, and colour consultant who has been based in Milan, Italy since 1989. Her work is celebrated for its unique fusion of minimalist Japanese sensibilities with the rich, expressive traditions of European design.
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