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Hanukkah Product Round-Up

Hi, I'm Sara from creativejewishmom.com guest posting here, and sharing some Hanukkah light with you! Today I thought I'd do a little round-up of some of the Hanukkah products I enjoyed spotting this year. Honestly, good design and Hanukkah don't always go hand in hand, but thanks to Jonathon Adler and his wonderful dreidels above, I think things will be looking up in the future! And yes, you're right it's a little late to make any purchases this year, but keep some of these in mind for next year or even for great wedding presents year round!

I just love this resin Hanukkah Menorah, and it apparently was a commercial winner this year, available at moderntribe.com. And this Star of David Hanukkah Menorah that also holds some candles? Really clever and a bold design statement, available at ahuva.com.

Who wouldn't smile at this latke (potato pancake) spatula? Available from The Jewish Museum, here. And how about giving some personalized mint tins for your Hanukkah greetings or party favors next year, available from ahuva.com

Aren't these personalized plastic plates for Hanukkah super cute? You could even give them as baby gifts for mom to have on hand when the little one gets a bit older, and in the mean time they'd look great as decorations! Available here.

I've had an appreciation for Richard Meir's work for years, so I also love his take on the Hanukkah Menorah, originally designed in 1985, and still available now for $1000 here. Richard Meir wrote the following: "In the design of the Hanukkah lamp, I was trying to express the collective memory of the Jewish people. Each candleholder is an abstracted representation of an architectural style from significant moments of persecution in the history of the Jews.  These are not intended as literal representations of specific events but rather as reminders of the common past and struggles that Jewish people have suffered and their resilience and strength that is so wonderfully captured by the Hanukkah story." Great design +deep meaning= design excellence! After that it seems a bit silly to talk about something so mundane as platters, but here goes: I wouldn't mind a few like this one from The Jewish Museum for next year, nice and classic, and sort of reminiscent of Fornasetti plates....just a bit?

Okay, that's all for now, as you read this I'm not at the computer, I am enjoying the light  of Shabbat Hanukkah with my family. I wish all of you a wonderful holiday season, and please do stop by and visit me at creativejewishmom.com for non-stop creativity and crafting!