Axil Pendant
Starting at $15,000 USD
The Axil Pendant, a Roman and Williams Guild Original Design, a new sleek form in a sweeping 24” breadth to the collection of pendants by founders Stephen Alesch and Robin Standefer. The Axil Pendant defines a new direction for the convergence of brass and glass, housing the four graduated diffusers within a geometric, sharply refined metal frame evocative of Machine Age language.
Named for the angular joint where a flower’s shoot and leaf meet, high-touch finishes are found in features such as the shade’s rolled edge, revealing the work of the expert artisan in a 150-year-old French workshop. To accommodate the Axil’s expansive diameter, a fourth glass diffuser has been added, unfurling in the interior like a flower—each blown, shaped, and polished by hand with exceptional care in New York.
Designed to be displayed individually or in concert, the Axil’s contrasting inspirations of nature and industry, man and machine, glass and metal coalesce into a beautiful, atmospheric glow.
Metal Finishes
Signature Finishes
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Burnished Brass
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ETERNAL BRASS
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Blackened Brass
Distinctive Finishes
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Pewter
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Burnished Nickel
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French Silver
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Rose Gold
About the Designers
Stephen Alesch and Robin Standefer are the founders and principals of Roman and Williams, Roman and Williams Guild, La Mercerie, and Guild Gallery. In addition to finding and assembling the world’s most prodigious artists for their modern guild of the senses, the husband-and-wife team prolifically makes, creates, and leads. In their work, nature serves as a timeless source of inspiration for the future of how we live.
The Axil is crafted by a global guild of master craftspeople, using heritage techniques perfected over centuries and generations.
Function is celebrated throughout its form, emphasized in details including a hub and shank.
