Iittala Atlas candle holder by Harri Koskinen is available again. Designed originally in 1996 its sculptural shape is still fresh and eye-catching. Its hand-blown form is an intriguing combination of dynamic strength and ethereal poetry, which ensures that it works even when there is no light inside. Glass is a material that Koskinen knows inside out: “My time at the Iittala glassworks taught me a lot. In particular, it gave me a deep respect for the ability of the glassblower to transform glass – such a living and sometimes difficult material – into precisely the shape the designer is looking for. Atlas is a challenging piece for the glassblower, and crystallises the mystical quality that glass offers, a material that is both soft and powerful at one and the same time. A candle in it only brings out the colour of the piece even more.”