One of the most beautiful and recognizable objects typically made by the master silver artisans of Taxco, Mexico, is a tiny sterling perfume bottle that comes in countless geometric forms, many of them with a hole stamped out in the middle. The duo behind the studio Konekt — a former filmmaker and her daughter — used that detail as the starting point for their new Portal sconce, which takes the form of a chunky brass square or oval with a central void from which light emanates. The connection to Taxco is especially fitting since Konekt’s work is all handmade by artisans in and around the studio’s dual home bases of New York and Pennsylvania.

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Rendering by Charlotte Taylor and Victor Roussel