Elie Bleu Vakar 1-Cigar Obsidian Ashtray — Black

Elie Bleu Vakar 1-Cigar Obsidian Ashtray — Black

The Vakar Collection is built around one material: obsidian from Mount Arteni, a volcanic formation whose stone has been worked since antiquity for its hardness, its edge, and its optical depth. Elie Bleu sources this obsidian and works it by hand — cutting each piece from a single block, polishing the surface to the degree that allows the stone to capture and return light without obscuring its natural character. No casting, no mold. The shape of each piece is reached through the stone.

1-Cigar Format

The 1-cigar ashtray is the most focused form in the Vakar range: a single cigar rest, a single ash cavity, a piece scaled for the individual smoker rather than a table setting. The geometry is clean and precise — the Vakar Collection's design language carries through each size, with polished surfaces that create shadow-and-shine contrasts as the light moves, and carved recesses that are functional rather than decorative. One cigar rests. One ash cavity collects. The form does nothing it doesn't need to do.

Black Obsidian

The black variant presents the deepest expression of the stone. At certain angles the polished surface behaves like a mirror, returning the reflection of the room. At other angles it goes near-opaque, a saturated black with only the internal variations — natural chips, transparency gradients, the characteristic inclusions of volcanic glass — giving the surface its texture and visual distinction. These are not imperfections. They are the authentic expression of the material. Each piece is visually unique.

Designed for everyday use and equally suited to the desk, the smoking room, or the table. Now available at The Tobacconist of Greenwich.