Get the Look: 31 Modern Menorahs

Today is the start of the holiday/present season at my house. It is my oldest son’s birthday—he’s 13. Not sure how that happened. But so begins the onslaught of material consumption. Chanukah is in three days. Before I go to bed I’m going to pull out our menorahs so I can start chipping away at last year’s wax drippings (unless by some miracle—’tis the season after all—I cleaned them before returning to the velvet boxes last December.)

We have a few menorahs: the electric one all Jews grew up with, that goes in the window; beautiful modular ones from MoMA that my mother-in-law gave us; a traditional “Tree of LIfe”; a more contemporary version of the tree, from a friend as a wedding gift; a cute metal train I purchased for the boys when they were little; and an artisan-made wrought iron menorah, also from my mother-in-law (who’s not even Jewish by the way, but loves to participate).

There are a number of modern menorahs available, some by Israeli artists, others by contemporary Jewish architects and designers (Jonathan Adler, he’s a Jew). Here are 31 of my best modern menorah finds.

Menorahs Designed By Architects Concrete LED

Copper Rainbow Cord Contemporary Menorahs

Mid Century Menorah Areaware Industrial Menorah

Karim Rashid Contemporary Menorah Flexus Puzzle

Brass Stone Walnut Copper Marble Menorahs

Sterling Silver Menorah Christofle Nambe Brass

Blooming Menorah By Melanie Dankowicz

S H O P P I N G

1 Moooi Menorah, $417

2 Stanley Saitowitz Menorah, $395

3 LED Motherboard Menorah, $14.75

4 Jonathan Adler Skyline Menorah, $165

5 Concrete Menorah, $295

6 Slide Magnet Menorah, $225

7 Industrial Style Copper Menorah, $128

8 Cork Menorah, $75

9 Modern Menorah, $69.99

10 Kinetic Menorah, $199

11 Mid-Century Style Menorah, $14.95

12 Crystal, $32.25

13 Puzzle Menorah, $185

14 Simon Pearce Menorah, $295

15 Areaware Menorah, $150

16 Flexus Menorah, $135

17 Three Part Menorah, $109.95

18 Karim Rashid Menoramorph, $49.95

19 Glass Menorah, $24

20 Lili Menorah, $180

21 Stone Menorah, $158

22 Origami Menorah, $130

23 Ascalon Menorah, $275

24 Pea Menorah, $131.12

25 Walnut & Copper Menorah, $159

26 Sabra Menorah, $149

27 Christofle Menorah, $1,050

28 Nambé Menorah, $160

29 Mariposa Menorah, $157

30  Ian Milne Menorah, $310

31 Blooming Menorah, $245

For more, check out my “Modern Menorahs” collection on Keep.com.

Get the Look: 65 Modern Candlesticks and Candelabra

For years I’ve adored the Lucite pretzel knot candlesticks by Dorothy Thorpe—a decade ago I had stashed a tear that features one prominently, and I still have it. I think it’s the ultimate modern candelabra. Lately I’ve been interested in brass candelabra with joints, as well as simple Danish candlesticks in teak or painted wood. There are tons of newer, contemporary ones too, like Muuto’s green raw wood candelabra and the chunky chrome or glass tubular pieces that refer back to the ’70s. Following up on yesterday’s Montage: 44 Rooms with Candlesticks & Candelabra, here’s a shopping guide for 65 modern candlesticks and modern candelabra.

S H O P P I N G

1 Festive Candelabra by Natalie Rutard for Philippi Design, 99€ at Connox.

2 Light Runner Wood Candle Holder by Marie Thurnauer, $79AUD at Vincent2.

3 Muuto Raw Candelabra in Hand-Sawed Wood, $250 at A+R.

4 Agnes Table Candelabra by Lindsey Adelman, $1,500 at The Future Perfect.

5 Polished Horn Candle Holder, $48 at Jayson Home.

6 Candlestrip Candle Holder by Design Glut, $30 at A+R.

7 Mistic Mini Candlabra by Arik Levy for Gaia & Gino, $259 at Switch Modern.

8 Nick and the Candlestick in Brass by Lindsey Adelman, $1,200 at Matter.

9 Empathy for Las Vegas Neon Borosilicate Glass Candlesticks by Cat Merrick.

10 Met Candlestick by Hans Harald Rath, $530 at Moss.

11 BJÖRKEFALL Candlestick Holder in Black, $5.99 at IKEA.

12 Nordic Light Candlestick by Jonas Grundell, $69 at Finnish Design Shop.

13 Menu Double Candleholder by Mikaela Dörfel, $80 at A+R.

14 Distortion Candlestick by Paul Loebach, $24 at Uncommon Goods.

15 Rococo Candlestick by Ted Muehling for Nymphenburg, $1,730 at Moss.

16 Jointed Brass Candelabras from Sweden, $175 at Steven Sclaroff on 1st Dibs.

17 Wembley Candleholder in Zinc-Finished Aluminum, $39.95 at CB2.

18 TRÅDIG Candlestick in Red, $7.99 at IKEA.

19 Tom Dixon Cast Iron Crown Candelabra.

20 Short Teak Taper Candlestick, $10.99 at West Elm.

21 Seis Multi-Level Candleholder, $59.95 at CB2.

22 Kosta Boda Connect Glass Candlestick, $125 at Fjorn.

23 Eve Candleholder in Matte White Porcelain, $78 at Jonathan Adler.

24 Louise Campbell Fiducia Magnetic Vase+Candleholder, $159.95 at UB.

25 Red 1920s Turned Wood Candlestick, $750 at Dongan Collection.

26 Heliodor Glass Candle Holder by Arik Levy Gaia & Gino, $450 at Aha Life.

27 Ralph Lauren Straton Triple Stag Candlestick, $1,295 at Michael C. Fina.

28 Ghost Candelabra by Jon Russell, $65 at MoMA Design Store.

29 Hourglass Pillar Candleholders in Aqua, $223 at Dwell Studio.

30 Dunes and Duchess Four-Arm Candelabra, $520 at Barneys New York.

31 Nine Concrete Candle Holders by Marit Meisler $320 at Unica.

32 Superliving Lime Cosmos Candlestick €18.15 at Wonen met LEF!

33 Antler Candelabra in Yellow Polyresin, £89 at Dwell.

34 JOY by Josefin Hagberg Electric Candlestick, $199 at Greener Grass Design.

35 Turn Me On Candlestick by Danti and Zanzi for Alessi, $80 at Unica.

36 Totem Votives by Eric Janssen Beech, $26 at MoMA Design Store.

37 Sagaform Upside-Down Vase/Candle Holder, $39.95 at Fjorn.

38 Curves Cast Iron Candlesticks, $18 each at Chiasso.

39 Donna Karan Burnished Metal Candlestick, $60 at Michael C. Fina.

40 Kubus 4-Candle Holder by Mogens Lassen, £115 at DesignShop UK.

41 Tom Dixon Spin Table Candelabra in Cast Iron, $650 at Lumens.

42 Homestead Candle Holder by Ladies&Gentleman, $58/pair at OBJECT.

43 Four Brass Dansk Teardrop Onion Candle Holders, $99 on Etsy.

44 Noelle Rigaudie Cardboard Candlestick, $750 at Anthropologie.

45 Green Mango Wood Candle Holder for Block Candles by Rice.

46 Loop Candelabra in Chrome Plated Brass, $27.99 at The Organizing Store.

47 Dansk Cast Iron Candelabra, starting bid $16.99 on eBay.

48 Candleholder with Matchbox, $17.50 at Swedish Design House.

49 Skyline Menorah by Jonathan Adler, $165 at Crane & Co.

50 Normann Copenhagen Heima Candle Holder, $72.50 at Lumens.

51 Antoine Table Candelabra in Blown Borosilicate Glass, $200 at DWR.

52 Slanted Brass Candleholders, $248 at Dwell Studio.

53 Brass Candlesticks, starting bid $1.57 on eBay.

54 Lava Candleholder Set by Louise Hederstrom, $119AUD at Vincent2.

55 Polyhedron Candlesticks by Revision Design Studio $47.50 at Supermarket.

56 Georg Jensen Masterpieces Small Candlestick, $300 at Finnish Design Shop.

57 Ted Muehling Biedermeier Candlestick at E.R. Butler.

58 Set of 3 Iron  Topiary Candleholders, $44.95 at Crate & Barrel.

59 Walk of Flames Candelabra by Studio Frederik Roije, $632 at Nova68.

60 Anna Kraitz Green Porcelain Fire Candlestick $42 at Huset.

61 3-Piece Arden Stainless Steel Candleholder Set, $149.95 at Crate & Barrel.

62 Georg Jensen Precious by Ilse Crawford, $130 at Finnish Design Shop.

63 Mistic Large Bronze Glass Candle Holder by Arik Levy, $279 at AllModernOutlet.

64 Claw Candlesticks in Blackened Brass, starting at $62 at Jayson Home.