Areaware - Josh Owen - Menorah

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Traditional in construction and modern in conception this cast iron Menorah is often referred to as ‘the Helvetica of Menorahs’

The menorah has an incorporated plate which catches the drippings from candles and provides a safe resting place for a used match while it is still hot. It is made of solid cast iron and has the heft expected of such a material. The weight gives it a sense of solidity and self-worth, like a trusted tool found on a family farm. There is an honesty in the singularity of the iron material which suggests this object could age and continue to look even more beautiful as it acquires a patina from continual use.

Josh Owen is an internationally renowned industrial designer, educator, and author. He is the head of Design and Director of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies at The Rochester Institute of Technology. Many of his designs have received distinguished awards. His work is included in the permanent design collections of the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Chicago Athenaeum, the Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Jewish History and the Taiwan Design Museum. He is the author of the book Lenses for Design and the forthcoming book Design for Study.