Sana Incense Holder

Sana Incense Holder is part of Tom Fereday's wider Sana series, taking its name from the Korean word for “to live.” Developed with Dr Thea Brejzek, Professor of Spatial Theory at the University of Technology Sydney, the incense holder is kiln-fired in solid cast quartz glass for its optical clarity and comes in a frosted white finish. The Sana series was first exhibited at Powerhouse in Hybrid (2020-21), presented as part of Sydney Design Week. Its arrival at Powerhouse Store brings the project full circle, from exhibition to an object made available to take home. Fereday established his Sydney studio in 2012, working to a principle he calls honest design that celebrates the materials and manufacturing process behind each piece. Sana's objects are sized to the personal zone, 45 to 120 centimetres from the body, following Edward T Hall's theory of proxemics, and built to travel with their owner from room to room and across continents, small enough to hold and heavy enough to feel considered on a shelf or bedside table.