The W* House / Tabletop

'Swoon MKII' candlesticks

Marcel Sigel Studio / Marcel Sigel Studio

Price on request

The ubiquitous tea-light candle has much to commend it. Its compact form throws off flattering light, and its sensible price point means it's a doddle to give any party an instant louche intimacy. That said, we've never really taken to its cheap metal casing. And neither, it seems, has the Australian London-based industrial designer Marcel Sigel. These statuesque candlesticks have a shallow insert into which a standard tea-light candle is dropped providing instant camouflage of the casing. A disc acts as a back reflector. For now, Sigel, who used to work with Tom Dixon, is only producing the Swoon in small numbers and in pairs of black or white.

www.marcelsigel.com