Eric Schmitt Candle Holder Byblos White
Price on request
Edition of 50
2021
Patinated Aluminium
14.5 x 31 x 10 cm
5.7 x 12.2 x 3.9 in
Eric Schmitt imagines his Mytho collection as relics from the future, as objects that move against our linear timeline and are archaeological evidence of civilisations still not yet founded.
The rich colour and unblemished patina of the Byblos candle holder is incongruous with our association of objects reclaimed from the ground, which we expect to be poorly preserved. Schmitt pokes fun at this disparity, intending the artworks provenance to be impossible to discern.
Artist
Eric Schmitt
French designer Eric Schmitt believes that “a piece of furniture needs to exude silence so it can be loved for a long time.” Rather than explaining his work, he prefers to let his objects speak for themselves.
