Elie Bleu Vakar 1-Cigar Obsidian Ashtray — Brown

Elie Bleu Vakar 1-Cigar Obsidian Ashtray — Brown

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.

Brown Obsidian

The brown variant reveals the warmer dimension of the material. Where black obsidian moves toward opacity, brown obsidian admits more light into its interior — producing amber and honey undertones alongside the warm mahogany of the surface. The polished surface captures surrounding light, and the effect shifts depending on angle and source: warmer and more translucent than the black, with the same internal variations — natural chips, transparency gradients, the characteristic inclusions of volcanic glass — giving the surface its movement and depth. 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.