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Robert Welch

Hobart Sticks

I have one in each size. Current production sizes are "Large" and "Medium", I guess the small is out of production.

Nambe 555 plate in the background designed by Richard K. Thomas in 1956, "First Nambé piece recognized by New York's Museum of Modern Art and is now in its permanent collection" -nambe.com

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frane's picture

Re: Robert Welch

What a beautiful photograph!

nostalgiaholic's picture

Re: Robert Welch

I'm liking these candle stands more and more each time I see your post.  Bet they're heavy for their size, too.

tennebrac's picture

Re: Robert Welch

Cool!  I now have an ID on a pair of candlesticks I picked up years ago!!  I think they are medium in size.

studiosmith's picture

Re: Robert Welch

Found medium in awful shape and have been keeping an eye out ever since. Another great shot too.

midcenturydesigner's picture

Re: Robert Welch

Wonderful design.

These are cast iron and have been cast in sand which gives them the lovely texture.

I wanted to visit his studio in Chipping Camden, in the Cotswolds, with a group of design students. Unfortunately he would not allow us to visit (too many secrets projects on the go) but we visisted the studio/workshops next door, in the same old mill that was set up by Charles Robert Ashbee and still hand producing silver. A truly memorable visit as the silversmith workshops had not changed (or been cleaned) in over a century. They showed us original drawings of items that are in the V&A.