This lead-free crystal glass candleholder is meticulously mouth-blown by Alexander Kirkeby. It balances the tension between a mastery of the craft and the material’s own chaotic nature. With clear glass as the medium, the work interprets archetypal objects made with traditional glass working techniques but contorted aesthetics.
Alexander Kirkeby has a BA in design from the renowned Royal Academy of Art, School of Design of Denmark, and he established his workshop in Aarhus in ...