Carnikava, first recorded in 1211, was a rallying point for Livonian troops during the Northern Crusades. This stretch of Latvian soil bore witness to some of the earliest expressions of military organisation in the Baltic — a place where men assembled before battle, where honour and survival were the same thing.
During World War II, Carnikava became a battleground once more. The Soviet Baltic Offensive of 1944 clashed with German forces across this same land. The shell casings recovered here are not replicas or decorations — they are genuine remnants of that conflict, pulled from the ground where they fell.
Each cigar stand is shaped entirely by hand from these recovered casings. No two are alike — the patina, the weight, the slight variations in form are a direct record of each casing's history. Nothing is hidden or polished away.
By repurposing relics of conflict into an object of leisure and reflection, the stand becomes something more than functional. It is a bridge across centuries — from the Livonian Crusaders to the soldiers of 1944, to the moment you set your cigar down and pause.
Shell casings recovered from the fields of Carnikava, each selected by hand for structural integrity and character.
Cut, shaped and fitted entirely without machinery. Every mark left by the process is intentional.
The finished stand — heavy, balanced, and carrying eight centuries of history in its weight.
