Mikaela Dorfel for Menu Danish Black Powder Lacquered Steel "Double Candleholders lidded ” “The Blind Boy and

” “The Blind Boy and the Loon

each measuring six inches tall by 1 3/8" in diameter

I have so much to learn about textiles and weaving traditions

but put it in a room filled with jewel tones and it takes on another life

Mikaela Dorfel for Menu Danish Black Powder Lacquered Steel "Double Candleholders lidded ” “The Blind Boy andThis terrific pair of candlesticks was designed by Mikaela Dorfel, who is Finnish but lives in Germany, for Menu, a Danish design company specializing in Scandinavian Design Originals. Produced in a number of colors, this pair is a shiny, powder lacquered black steel. I think they are really fabulous and lend themselves to a variety of display permutations. And, at just over a foot tall, they are super dramatic at the center of the dinner table! They