My first assignment for Remodelista was writing about a minimalist menorah. That was 10 years ago, and though I’ve remained on the menorah beat ever since—see last year’s 10 Designs for Hanukkah and Beyond—the choices, from a design standpoint, have left something to be desired. I myself before signing on with Remodelista had resorted to the least baroque menorah I could find for my kids: so tiny, it’s sized for birthday candles.
Fashion publicist Dana Hollar Schwartz encountered the same dearth of options while looking for a mezuzah, the small case holding a scroll of Torah verses hung on the doorways of Jewish homes. Seeing an opportunity, Schwartz collaborated with Toronto-based designer Jamie Wolfond to come up with Via Maris, a new line of Judaica so chic it recently debuted in Vogue. Here are some highlights.
Photography by Justin Hollar, courtesy of Via Maris.
![the trace chanukiah, \$\155, is made of steel and comes in five colors. it hold 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/via-maris-trace-menorah-1-733x898.jpg)
![the trace chanukiah in sand; \$\155. via maris is named for the ancient trade r 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/via-maris-menorah-6-733x898.jpg)
![the block chanukiah is made of cast aluminum; \$\2\25. \2\20;our company 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/via-maris-block-chanukiah-brushed-aluminum-menorah-2a-733x898.jpg)
![the candleholder comes in four finishes, including midnight, all made of alumin 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/via-maris-block-chanukiah-brushed-aluminum-menorah-2d-733x898.jpg)
![via maris chanukah candles—available in early october—come in col 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/via-maris-candles-4-733x789.jpg)
![the steel rest candleholder, \$85, in cloud. \2\20;every friday night be 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/via-maris-candelabra-3-733x898.jpg)
![the piece that inspired the collection, the 4.7 inch steel shelter mezuzah, \$7 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/via-maris-mezuzah-733x898.jpg)
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