The design is so minimalist that one might easily imagine that it took endless stripping away of the unnecessary until it emerged. As Orvola explains, however, the process was somewhat different:
“When I got the commission, I knew what they wanted from me: a Scandinavian glass candleholder. I gave it some thought and then that ‘blunt piece of tubing’ began to take shape in my mind.”
“When I sketched the shape, I thought, that’s it right there – the only right solution.”
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