Milan Design Week 2026 REBECCA ELBEK AT ROSSANA ORLANDI
I’m so proud to share two one-off pieces presented with Rossana Orlandi during Milan Design Week in Milan.
Figurehead Chandelier and Venus Candleholder are both handmade – through material, memory, and a very patient process of making.
I’ve always been drawn to the ocean and the quiet act of collecting. As a child, I would spend hours walking along the shoreline, searching for something rare. I was fascinated by the transformation of objects that have been underwater for years – the way coral and seagrass slowly take over, giving new life under the deep blue sea and forever changing their expression.
The ceramic elements are vintage, already carrying a past life. I love that nothing begins from zero – instead, it is about continuing a story that already exists. The gold becomes a way of giving life again, highlighting what was once forgotten or still.
At the center of Figurehead Chandelier is an antique bust, holding light in its gilded arms. Each arm carries its own small world of shells, fish, and flowers – cast in silver and gilded in 18ct gold. Many of the shells are ones I’ve gathered over the years.
Everything is assembled slowly, layer by layer – a process that mirrors erosion, growth, and transformation. Nothing is rushed.
Venus Candleholder continues this story – a softer echo of the same underwater universe.
Rebecca Elbek at Rossana Orlandi, Milan Design Week 2026
Milan Design Week 2026
REBECCA ELBEK AT ROSSANA ORLANDI
I’m so proud to share two one-off pieces presented with Rossana Orlandi during Milan Design Week in Milan.
Figurehead Chandelier and Venus Candleholder are both handmade – through material, memory, and a very patient process of making.
I’ve always been drawn to the ocean and the quiet act of collecting. As a child, I would spend hours walking along the shoreline, searching for something rare. I was fascinated by the transformation of objects that have been underwater for years – the way coral and seagrass slowly take over, giving new life under the deep blue sea and forever changing their expression.
The ceramic elements are vintage, already carrying a past life. I love that nothing begins from zero – instead, it is about continuing a story that already exists. The gold becomes a way of giving life again, highlighting what was once forgotten or still.
At the center of Figurehead Chandelier is an antique bust, holding light in its gilded arms. Each arm carries its own small world of shells, fish, and flowers – cast in silver and gilded in 18ct gold. Many of the shells are ones I’ve gathered over the years.
Everything is assembled slowly, layer by layer – a process that mirrors erosion, growth, and transformation. Nothing is rushed.
Venus Candleholder continues this story – a softer echo of the same underwater universe.
Venus Candleholder
EUR€ 4.915,00Figurehead Chandelier
EUR€ 8.050,00