Banana-shaped menorahs, menorahs constituted of bicycle gears, lineups of nail polish pots menorahs. For years {the marketplace} has been flooded with inventive choices for celebrating Hanukkah. Now, we’re completely satisfied to report, there are handmade, soulful choices on the market, too: designs made for the Jewish Pageant of Lights—which takes place this yr from Sunday, December 18 to Monday, December 26—but additionally for different events that decision for candles. Listed here are 5 examples made by ceramic artists who produce annual limited-edition menorahs that promote out—so in case you miss the one you’re after this yr, observe these creators and be on the prepared subsequent yr. (N.B.: Keep tuned for the Hip Hanukkah Desk later this week.)
Above: Tucson ceramicist Andrea Kashanipour (@artnacky) makes her Tree & Fowl Menorahs completely for Nickey Kehoe in LA. No two precisely alike; $400. {Photograph} by Hannah McKeown courtesy of Nickey Kehoe. Above: The Rachael Pots Clay Menorah (@RachaelPotsCeramics) consists of 9 hand-thrown, linked bottles that Rachael says “remind us of the only oil bottle or cask from the story of Hanukkah.” It’s $210 in 4 glaze choices from the Brooklyn ceramic artist’s personal studio; it’s additionally accessible from Food52.
Above: The stoneware JST X B. Zippy Menorah is from Judaica Customary Time (@judaicastandardtime), an internet store that “explores the area between religion and design.” It’s proven right here in chartreuse; $200.
Above: The JST X B. Zippy Menorah, proven right here in terracotta. A collaboration with LA artist Bari Ziperstein, the menorah is modular and designed to be displayed in a spread of configurations. Of its “purposeful religious objects,” JST writes: “Judaism performs an element, however it isn’t the entire story. We hope these items can transcend faith and discover a place within the areas of all individuals.” Above: The Swey Menorah is by Brooklyn ceramic artist and annual menorah maker Virginia Sin (@virginiasin_). It’s proven in white and can be accessible in speckled and black from Sin; $200. The Swey can be at present on sale in black and speckled for $140 from Lulu and Georgia. Above: In her new Portland, Maine, studio, Ariela Nomi Kuh of ANK Ceramics (@a_n_k_ceramics) makes tableware and much-anticipated menorahs in editions of 1, priced from $300 to $350. Within the weeks main as much as Hanukkah, Ariela typically replenishes her on-line store. {Photograph} by Meredith Brockington courtesy of ANK Ceramics.
