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Coalesce
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December
2023
Coalesce double candle holder, oak base on two steel legs

Offcuts left from the TOT Chair prototypes started a family of candle holders. Coalescence, separate forms merging into one, sets how the range grows from a single holder to two, three and four.

Materials
Oiled oak, burnished stainless steel
Detail
Recessed seats make each candle look like it runs straight through into its steel leg
Range
Single, double, triple, quadruple
Diagram of two circles drawing together and merging into one form
Coalescence, step by step
Rendered spheres joining into a peanut shape, then a single oval
Two forms becoming one

Studio

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  • Coalesce twin candle holder, oak base on two steel legs
  • Exploded view: oak base, steel legs and candles
  • Coalesce single candle holder
  • Coalesce triple candle holder
  • Coalesce quad candle holder

In scene

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  • The full Coalesce range on a sheepskin rug
  • Single holder lit in a warm corner
  • Twin holder lit in a warm corner
  • Triple holder lit in a warm corner
  • Quad holder lit in a warm corner

Christmas Tree Variation

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  • Christmas tree variation, two candles lit on a window sill at night
  • A discarded Christmas tree lying in a front garden
  • Sawing through the trunk of the discarded tree
  • Christmas tree trunk sections and planks laid out on a workbench
  • Routed pine top, template and power tools on the bench
  • The holder held up in hand, an oval pine top on two bark-covered trunk legs