Elie Bleu Vakar 2-Cigar Obsidian Ashtray — Black

Elie Bleu Vakar 2-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.

2-Cigar Format

The 2-cigar ashtray takes a symmetrical form that works in both directions. Two cigar rests sit in balanced positions, one on each end of the piece — the design is structured to read correctly from any seat at the table, without a privileged orientation. A central ash cavity sits between them. Despite having the same footprint as the other sizes in the Vakar range — 17 × 10 × 4 cm — the symmetrical geometry distinguishes this format immediately. It's a considered shape rather than a scaled-up version of the 1-cigar piece: the geometry responds to the function of hosting two smokers in a shared session.

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 shared sessions at the desk, the smoking room table, or the humidor cabinet. Now available at The Tobacconist of Greenwich.