About Rokos
Playful, handmade home décor with unexpected behaviours . . . The London-based studio makes art that becomes alive when used, expressing their personalities and aestheticising their own functions. Established by designer and artist Jim Rokos, the company specialises in glass work and creates a variety of vases, candleholders, and decanters. They can adopt the demeanour of the housed object (Gauge flower vase), mimic the actions of drinkers (13° 60° 104° decanter), or politely indicate to lingering dinner guests when it's time for them to get home (≲ 231 MIN candleholder...Read More
Established in 20121stDibs seller since 2023
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Crystal Gauge Vase
By Jim Rokos
Located in London, GB
Lead-free crystal.
Mouth-blown by Harrachov in the Giant Mountains of Bohemia.
(The wooden mould in the picture is not included.)
The Gauge vase adopts the characteristics of a flo...
Category
2010s Czech Minimalist Vases
Materials
Crystal
Rise & Fall of a Candle
By Jim Rokos, ROKOS
Located in London, GB
For a church candle of 5/8" width (or less) by 6" tall (or more).
Borosilicate Mouth-blown in Slovenia in 20-piece batches.
Included: brush, 7 X 6" long church candles, 4 X lighting tightens, wooden gift box.
German Design Award 2021 - special mention.
The timepiece lets the user adjust the amount of water that goes into the holder to determine when the flame will go out. As the candle reduces its base rises upwards to where a restriction in the glass ends, and the candle falls over onto its side, extinguishing itself in the water. We are taught by the Bauhaus that "less is more." Here, for more burn time, add less water.
The candleholder is shaped from the highest quality Italian borosilicate glass. They are individually mouth-blown and formed by a highly skilled craftsman on a lathe using...
Category
2010s Slovenian Minimalist Candle Lamps
Materials
Glass
13 60 104 Magnum
By Jim Rokos, ROKOS
Located in London, GB
13˚ 60˚ 104˚
Borosilicate.
25 cm in height and 21 cm in diameter.
Winner of a RedDot Design Award.
Open edition.
Mouth-blown and manually produced in Slovenia without the use of moulds. Decanters are made in 20-piece batches, no more frequently than annually. Every item is individually hand-engraved in Mayfair, London and includes a Certificate of Provenance giving its unique production number (please provide the owner's name to appear on the certificate). Decanters are shipped in a wooden wine box...
Category
2010s Slovenian Minimalist Glass
Materials
Blown Glass