Modern Candle Holders
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Brown Patina Steel Candlestick by Lukasz Friedrich
Located in Geneve, CH
Brown patina steel candlestick by Lukasz Friedrich.
Dimensions: D 5 x H 15 cm
Materials: Brown patina on steel.
Category
2010s European Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Steel
Unique Sculpted Steel Candleholder “Caged”, Signed by Lukasz Friedrich
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique sculpted steel candleholder “Caged”.
Finish: patinated steel with brass details
Measures: 8 x 8 H 31 cm.
Finish: patinated steel with brass details
Limited Edition of 100
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Category
2010s European Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Steel
Selenite Candle Holder by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Selenite candle holder by Aver
Dimensions: D 14 x H 20 cm
Materials: Selenite, steel.
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Quartz, Steel
$631 / item
Long Candleholder in Polished Bronze by FAKASAKA Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Long candleholder in Polished bronze by FAKASAKA Design
Dimensions: W 8 x D 8 x H 41 cm
Materials: Polished bronze.
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Dark Bronze Candleholder by FAKASAKA Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Dark bronze candleholder by FAKASAKA Design
Dimensions: W 9 x D 6 x H 33 cm
Materials: Dark bronze.
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
$1,157 / item
Alexia Bar Tray by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Alexia bar tray by Fakasaka Design
Dimensions: W 42.5 cm D 29 cm H 4 cm
Materials: polished bronze.
Alexia tray / bar tray / centerpiece / candle tray...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
$2,046 / item
Hun Candleholder by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Hun Candleholder by Fakasaka Design
Dimensions: W 9 cm D 6 cm H 33 cm.
Materials: dark bronze.
Also available in polished bronze.
FAKASAKA is a desig...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
$1,157 / item
Adri Candleholder by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Adri candleholder by Fakasaka Design
Dimensions: W 12.5 cm D 10 cm H 36.5 cm.
Materials: polished bronze.
Also available in dark bronze.
FAKASAKA is a design company focused o...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
$561 / item
Adri Candleholder by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Adri candleholder by Fakasaka Design.
Dimensions: W 12.5 cm, D 10 cm, H 36.5 cm.
Materials: dark bronze.
Also available in polished bronze.
FAKASAKA is a design company focused on ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
$561 / item
Gui Candleholder by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Gui candleholder by Fakasaka Design.
Dimensions: W 14 cm D 10.5 cm H 40.5 cm.
Materials: polished bronze.
Fakasaka is a design company focused on production of high-end furniture, ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
$596 / item
Gui Candleholder by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Gui Candleholder by Fakasaka Design.
Dimensions: W 14 cm D 10.5 cm H 40.5 cm.
Materials: dark bronze.
Also available in polished bronze.
FAKASAKA is a design company focused on pr...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
$596 / item
Contemporary Burnt Iroko Wood Goblet Vase with Geometric Base by Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Babel vase by Arno Declercq
Dimensions: W 32 x L 32 x H 65 cm
Materials: burned and waxed oak
Arno Declercq
Belgian designer and art dealer who makes bespoke objects with pass...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Wood
Silver Bronze Cross Candelabra by Daniele Giannetti
Located in Geneve, CH
Silver bronze cross candelabra by Daniele Giannetti
Dimensions: Ø 28 x H 21 cm.
Materials: Glazed terracotta.
This candelabra can hold three candles. Also available for four cand...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Terracotta
Vega bowl wide marble Flower vase and Candleholder
Located in Paris, IDF
At first glance, Vega conjures up the architectural perfection of a seashell, as if nature itself had brought it to life, then slowly shaped it, hollowing out layer after layer, year...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Marble
$1,169 / item
Pictor Small Travertin Marble Flower Vase and Candleholder
Located in Paris, IDF
Like a flower of stone, Pictor undulates with the material. From its petals cradled by the random emerges a poetry evoking both the palette of the painter and a mysterious star. A pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Marble
Pictor Small Calacatta Marble Flower Vase and Candleholder
Located in Paris, IDF
Like a flower of stone, Pictor undulates with the material. From its petals cradled by the random emerges a poetry evoking both the palette of the painter and a mysterious star. A pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Marble
Pictor Small Portoro Marble Flower Vase and Candleholder
Located in Paris, IDF
Like a flower of stone, Pictor undulates with the material. From its petals cradled by the random emerges a poetry evoking both the palette of the painter and a mysterious star. A pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Marble
Lyra Saint Laurent Grey marble Flower vase and Candle holder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Lyra is a torchbearer, a flaming metaphor, an anthem to the material.
A marble piece cut in the mass which reveals a varying figure, sometimes oblong, massive, rounded, full or hollo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Orion Wide Saint Laurent Grey marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble.
With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element.
Their shape highlights the fragil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Orion Wide Marquina shiny marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble.
With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element.
Their shape highlights the fragil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Orion Tall Marquina shiny marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble.
With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element.
Their shape highlights the fragil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Orion Tall Calacatta marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble.
With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element.
Their shape highlights the fragil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Carrara Marble, Marble
Orion Small Marquina shiny marble Flower vase and Candle holder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble.
With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element.
Their shape highlights the fragil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Carrara Marble
Minimalist Candle Holder, Tealight
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
LEVE candleholders, a creation by the renowned designer Birgitte Due Madsen, are inspired not only by her former work centered around geometry and abstract sculptural fragments...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Marble
$163 / item
Pair of 1970 Candelabra, Candles Lighting
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of 1970 candelabra, candles lighting.
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper
$3,274 / set
21st Century by Up & Up "Micene" Marble Candle Holder in White Carrara
By Up & Up
Located in massa, IT
Name: MICENE
Marble candle holder
Materials: White Carrara
Size : Cm Diam 8 x H7
Designed By Up&Up.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Marble
Bespoke Bronze Candelabra Les Fleurs du Mal
Located in New York, NY
Bespoke Bronze Candelabra Les Fleurs du Mal by Alina Alamorean.
Dimensions: W 8.75” x D 6.5” x H 9” are for the larger candlestick of the two.
Born into a family of avant-garde architects in 1968 in Transylvania, Alina is a french artist living and working in Paris, France. She graduated in 2005 from the Haute École de Joaillerie in Paris and won several international jewelry design contests ( Tahitian Pearl Trophy, HRD Diamonds Design Awards ). Her Invincible Cape entered the Diamond Museum in Antwerpen, Belgium and her one-of-a-kind bespoke jewelry and objects are part of private collections around the world.
The guiding line in her work is freedom. Freedom to live, freedom to escape domination and freedom to misuse all sorts of found objects and turn them into wrapping powerful and soulful bodyjewels. She calls them "Les guerrières". She may use all sorts of materials yet simple techniques and easy to wear despite their weight, but what defines more her work is the energy and magic she instills into them. She gives free rein the metal to flow into efortless wrapped jewelry...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Holders
Materials
Bronze
Price Upon Request
Modern candle holders for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern candle holders for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage candle holders created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern candle holders made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original candle holders, popular names associated with this style include Dan Yeffet, Jover + Valls, Ghidini 1961, and Stefano Giovannoni. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for candle holders differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $27 and tops out at $37,164 while the average work can sell for $678.