{"title":"Holders","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree sculptural ceramic forms — Trust Fund, Exit Liquidity, and Generational Wealth. Good, better, and inherited.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"trust-fund","title":"Trust Fund","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandmade to order. Ships in 3–4 weeks.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHand-thrown stoneware · matte ivory glaze · approx. 4.5 in tall × 3 in wide · fits standard taper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe entry piece. Comfortable from the moment it arrives, having done nothing to deserve the shelf it sits on. It came into the collection the way it comes into everything: early, and without effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe form is quiet. Rounded, unhurried, faintly pleased with itself. It does not announce its value, because it has never had to. The glaze is the soft ivory of a thing that has never been asked to prove anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt holds one taper. It will hold it well, and it will not thank you. Placed on a mantel, it suggests a long and uneventful relationship with money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those beginning a collection they did not save for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-thrown stoneware with a matte ivory glaze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. 4.5 in tall; sits flat on any surface it was given\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits a single standard taper candle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade to order, one at a time, slowly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe entry price for looking like you did not have to try\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"the candle is tired","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52865573290273,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/7869\/3409\/files\/holder-trustfund.jpg?v=1781810718"},{"product_id":"exit-liquidity","title":"Exit Liquidity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandmade to order. Ships in 3–4 weeks.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHand-built stoneware · matte ivory glaze · approx. 6 in tall × 4 in wide · sculptural asymmetric form · fits standard taper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe piece everyone points to. The smart money has already moved on; you are the one arriving at the top, certain you have found something rare. You have. It is this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe form is the most sculptural in the house — an asymmetric, hand-built shape that catches light from every angle and gives none of it back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the object the collection was built to sell you. You will decide quickly, call it instinct, and buy it anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe centerpiece. Beautiful, deliberate, and timed perfectly to meet you exactly when you are ready to pay the most for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-built stoneware, the most sculptural form in the collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. 6 in tall; asymmetric profile, no two exactly alike\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatte ivory glaze that holds light and returns nothing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits a single standard taper candle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade to order; you are buying at the top and it carries the room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"the candle is tired","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52865584529697,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/7869\/3409\/files\/holder-exitliquidity.jpg?v=1781811470"},{"product_id":"generational-wealth","title":"Generational Wealth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandmade to order. 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