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Gift Guide 2024Issue 50 — Eras

8 Artful Menorahs: This Year’s Favorites and Candles, Too

December 11, 2024

The start of Hanukkah coincides with Christmas this year—a comet-like, once in every few decades occurrence—and extends until January 2. How best to celebrate the Festival of Lights? We’ve been on the hunt for menorahs of distinction for many years now, and have been happy to see more and more artisans inventing their own elegant versions.

This year’s standouts are made of ceramic and metal, and can be displayed on shelves or put to use as candelabra all year long. As for the best candles that are sized right, keep reading, we’ve got that covered, too.

Ceramic Menorahs

LA ceramic artist Stephanie Dawn Matthias&#8\2\17;s Susan Menorah is hand-painted porcelain. It&#8\2\17;s \$348 from Lulu & Georgia
Above: LA ceramic artist Stephanie Dawn Matthias’s Susan Menorah is hand-painted porcelain. It’s $348 from Lulu & Georgia
 Every year, Ariela Nomi Kuh of ANK Studios in Portland, Maine, makes a collection of one-of-a-kind, hand-carved stoneware menorahs. Her creations sell out fast, but if you follow her @a_n_k_ceramics and get on her list, you’ll receive alerts when a new batch debuts. This one, Menorah No. 3 Bleached Pumice,\$3\25, is finished with a &#8\2\20;white crater glaze.&#8\2\2\1;
Above:  Every year, Ariela Nomi Kuh of ANK Studios in Portland, Maine, makes a collection of one-of-a-kind, hand-carved stoneware menorahs. Her creations sell out fast, but if you follow her @a_n_k_ceramics and get on her list, you’ll receive alerts when a new batch debuts. This one, Menorah No. 3 Bleached Pumice,$325, is finished with a “white crater glaze.”
The JST X B. Zippy Menorah, \$\200, is a collaboration between Judaica Standard Time, an online shop that &#8\2\20;explores the space between faith and design,&#8\2\2\1; and LA ceramic artist Bari Ziperstein. The modular menorah is designed to be displayed in a range of configurations.
Above: The JST X B. Zippy Menorah, $200, is a collaboration between Judaica Standard Time, an online shop that “explores the space between faith and design,” and LA ceramic artist Bari Ziperstein. The modular menorah is designed to be displayed in a range of configurations.
The Stria Dot Menorah is \$\2\20 from Lauren HB Studio of Lakewood, Ohio.
Above: The Stria Dot Menorah is $220 from Lauren HB Studio of Lakewood, Ohio.
Tucson ceramist Andrea Kashanipour makes her hand-built and hand-painted Ceramic Fish Menorah exclusively for Nickey Kehoe; \$400,
Above: Tucson ceramist Andrea Kashanipour makes her hand-built and hand-painted Ceramic Fish Menorah exclusively for Nickey Kehoe; $400,

Metal Menorahs

New from The Floral Society, TFS&#8\2\17;s own Beacon Menorah of hand-forged wrought-iron with tulip candle cups; \$7\1.
Above: New from The Floral Society, TFS’s own Beacon Menorah of hand-forged wrought-iron with tulip candle cups; $71.
Industrial designer Josh Owens&#8\2\17;s Cast Iron Menorah for Areaware, \$\150, is a longstanding Remodelista favorite: we first featured it in \20\10 and it&#8\2\17;s now part of the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Art Museum and the Museum of American Jewish History.
Above: Industrial designer Josh Owens’s Cast Iron Menorah for Areaware, $150, is a longstanding Remodelista favorite: we first featured it in 2010 and it’s now part of the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Art Museum and the Museum of American Jewish History.
At Hoppe Shoppe, a favorite browsing spot in Portland, Oregon, this Forged Iron Modern Menorah; \$98, recently sold out but at our request was restocked. The eight matte-finished candleholders can be used in a range of configurations.
Above: At Hoppe Shoppe, a favorite browsing spot in Portland, Oregon, this Forged Iron Modern Menorah; $98, recently sold out but at our request was restocked. The eight matte-finished candleholders can be used in a range of configurations.

Menorah Candles

A set of 45 Beeswax Menorah Candles—sized to fit the Josh Owens&#8\2\17;s menorah, among others—is currently on sale for \$\16, marked down from \$40, at Schoolhouse.
Above: A set of 45 Beeswax Menorah Candles—sized to fit the Josh Owens’s menorah, among others—is currently on sale for $16, marked down from $40, at Schoolhouse.
The Floral Society is also known for its candles. Its tall, ribbed Menorah Candles sized to fit standard menorahs, including its Beacon design above, come in three colors in boxes of 45 for \$4\2.
Above: The Floral Society is also known for its candles. Its tall, ribbed Menorah Candles sized to fit standard menorahs, including its Beacon design above, come in three colors in boxes of 45 for $42.
Rod & Flame&#8\2\17;s sets of 50 Chanukkah Candles come in five colors; \$\24.
Above: Rod & Flame’s sets of 50 Chanukkah Candles come in five colors; $24.
Etsy seller Bees Made It offers Sets of 44 Hand-Dipped Beeswax Hanukkah Candles, sized to fit most menorahs, for \$\28.\2\1. Medium size shown, shorter and longer also available; these ship from Bulgaria but delivery to the US is free. 
Above: Etsy seller Bees Made It offers Sets of 44 Hand-Dipped Beeswax Hanukkah Candles, sized to fit most menorahs, for $28.21. Medium size shown, shorter and longer also available; these ship from Bulgaria but delivery to the US is free. 

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