“Fonte is a large cast iron candleholder that allows customers to arrange candles how they want. It is inspired by the Japanese flower nails for ikebana, as well as the butcher’s efficient meat tenderizer. Its rough and tough aesthetic is balanced by the arranged candle display, raised on a high foot, putting the flames at eye level.” Inga Sempé
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Inga Sempé is a French designer who lives and works in Paris. A graduate of the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Création Industrielle (ENSCI) in Paris (1993), she also took up a scholarship at the Villa Medici, Académie de France in Rome (2000 - 2001). She was awarded the Red Dot Design Award in 2007. Her work is known for a lightness of touch, for a strong personality and for a particularly tactile nature. The idea of everyday use is at the centre of Sempé’s approach and she often seeks out materials with special properties to answer the need of a daily function. For HAY, she has created the idiosyncratic accessories, Pinorama, Ruban, Fonte Candleholder, Matin lamps and the sofa Pandarine.
