6 Arms / 3 Legs Candelabra by Jan Ernst

The work is influenced by Jan Ernst's fascination with natural structures such as corals, fungi, and geological formations. The designs have evolved into functional art and sculptura...

The Womb Lamp series is inspired by the mountain landscape near Cape Town. The area is known for its sculptural rock formations in shades of terracotta, ambe...

The work is influenced by Jan Ernst's fascination with natural structures such as corals, fungi, and geological formations. The designs have evolved into functional art and sculptura...

The work is influenced by Jan Ernst's fascination with natural structures such as corals, fungi, and geological formations. The designs have evolved into functional art and sculptura...

"Flora" vessel / bowl - cast from solid bronze bowl with wood grain and gold bronze Patina. Inspired by silhouettes found in nature, CHAABAN sought to create a line of unique bronzewares and premium home furnishings. Our collection has been hand-crafted with a specific focus on capturing the details seen in branches, trunks, and barks. Natural edges, grains, splits, and cracks are interpreted and preserved using traditional bronze casting methods, successfully blending art and function with the permanence of bronze. Introduced to the world of design in 2016, Brian Chaaban has spent the past few years curating a collection of premium bronzewares. Pulling inspiration from the natural beauty surrounding his hometown of Los Angeles, his self-titled collection “CHAABAN” focuses on forms, shapes, and details found in nature. “I have always been drawn to the outdoors– whether it be through hiking trails or swimming in the ocean, there is such an indescribably tranquil energy about our natural world.” – Brian Capturing and preserving this natural energy has been the ethos behind each piece in our bronze line, most of which begin from a hand-carved block of wood. Upon perfecting the original model, the piece finds its following form when cast in solid bronze, using a nearly 6000-year-old method known as lost wax casting. Once cast, we hand-patinate each piece until it is then ready to be released into the world for adornment. Artistic inspiration for the collection is drawn from the raw and brutalist styles of Paul Evans and Harry Balmer as well as the modernism sculptures...

"Vale" vessel / bowl - solid bronze vessel with blackened bronze patina. This is a functional and sculptural work Introduced to the world of design in 2016, Brian Chaaban...

Storytelling through the use of light is central to all my designs. The idea behind the Forest Candelabra collection was to create an interplay between the variety of organic shapes,...

Twiggy was created as an imaginary creature that embodies the physical attributes of different life forms that fascinate me. As an artist, I often get lost in a make-believe world ...

Jan Ernst is a multidisciplinary creative specializing in functional art and spatial design using clay as his main medium. The work is driven by his fascination with natural structur...

Jan Ernst is a multidisciplinary creative specializing in functional art and spatial design using clay as his main medium. The work is driven by his fascination with natural structur...

Storytelling through the use of light is central to all my designs. The idea behind the Forest Candelabra collection was to create an interplay between the variety of organic shapes,...

Storytelling through the use of light is central to all my designs. The idea behind the Forest Candelabra collection was to create an interplay between the variety of organic shapes,...