Elie Bleu Vakar 2-Cigar Obsidian Ashtray — Brown

Elie Bleu Vakar 2-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.

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.

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