Feb 11
To all of you convinced there’s no such thing as a perpetual motion machine, behold Benjamin Shine’s brilliant Rekindle candlestick holder that slowly but steadily turns into a brand new candle as it burns and melts away.
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Dec 30
"I like watching these buildings burn," says Jing Jing Naihan Li, a young Beijing architect. That would normally come off as ominous, but in this case, it’s awesome: Naihan makes candles that are modeled after the tallest buildings in the world. Because, after all, aren’t skyscrapers just the candles on the glitter-covered double chocolate ganache birthday cake that is the city?
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Oct 11
Given how important it’s been to our development, mankind will always be drawn to open flames. But if you’re tired of buying tea light candles in bulk for a little bit of accent lighting, Fabien Gerlier’s Caviar might be better suited to adding accent lighting to your home. Made of sintered bronze, the lamp stays lit without ever burning away.
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Sep 17
Whether you worship at the Holy Church of Leia or follow the Sanctity of the Sith Lords, you need some candles to go with your strange hokey movie religion. Check out these Star Wars Prayer candles from Etsy seller Greaser Creatures.
For just $18.99(USD), you get a complete set of three candles, including Darth Vader, a Stormtrooper and Princess Leia. With Vader you’ll probably be praying for your Death Star to hold up against a rebel fleet. With Leia, you’ll pray for Obi-Wan’s help, since he is your only hope. The Stormtrooper? Well, you had better pray that you don’t get posted to Endor. Those Ewoks are brutal.
So add some religion to your Star Wars collection today and head on over to Etsy to order your candles now.
Sep 15
Some people are all about candles. Dinner, baths, soy-based, scented. It’s a whole thing. But candles can seem like more trouble than they’re worth. These charcoal candlesticks from Japanese designer Eisuke Tachikawa have gravitas, though. There’s something calming about them.
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Jul 20
If there’s one thing geeks love as much as video games, it’s setting things on fire. And while these nerdy candles won’t give off the kind of a lightshow you might get from fireworks, they’re a nice way to bring a little mood lighting to your nerdy pad.
Rox and Tom over at Frostbeard Studio came up with this handmade line of candles inspired by games, movies and comics from geek culture. Each candle is made from clean-burning soy, and scented with pleasant aromas like apple clover, cedar mint, rosemary, pineapple sage, or other welcoming, non-granny scents. The line of candles includes simple jars in color and scent themes like Zelda Potions, Adventure Time, Doctor Who and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
They’ve also got a “Level Two” line of candles with little nerdy ceramic sculptures hiding inside the jars, including Han Solo, a Baby Metroid, dinosaur bones or Cthulhu among other things. Oh, and Han Solo is “carbonite” scented – which is designed to smell cool, clean and metallic. Sounds about right to me.
Or you can level up to one of their nifty handmade ceramic candles in the shape of a Poké Ball, Bob-omb or a Piranha Plant. Bob-omb has a slightly smoky scent, and the Piranha Plant smells like clover and aloe. You can choose from Charmander, Bulbasaur, Squirtle or Pikachu scents for the Poké Ball. Gotta smell ‘em all!
Head on over to Kickstarter now to order your Nerdy Candles now. Prices for the candles range from $15(USD) for the “Level One” designs, $30 for the “Level Two,” and $50 for the “Level Three” versions. There are also other special rewards for higher pledges.
Feb 11
Whip Up a Bewildering Nerdy Decor With This Giant Sword and Arcade Scented Candles
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Need scented candles, a giant foam sword, or a ringtone machine to annoy your buddies? Of course you don’t but, you want ’em and ThninkGeek’s spread for Toy Fair 2013’s got you covered. More »
Feb 04
If This Amazing Transforming Candle Isn’t On Your Birthday Cake, Your Family Doesn’t Love You
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Presumably developed at some top-secret DARPA-funded research lab, what you’re looking at here is the future of birthday cake candle technology, available today. Believe it or not, for just $20 you can order a three-pack of these spinning candles that shoot flames before opening like a flower, all the while playing Happy Birthday. More »
Jan 28
Old-Fashioned Lighting Meets Modern Style in These Stocky Stone Candle Holderns
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Lucky for you a well-lit night is just a lightswitch away, but it wasn’t always that easy. The “Weight Here” family of candle-holders by Menu harkens back to a more fiery time, with a flourish of sleek minimalist design. More »
Oct 23
Melding past with present, the Teluria Candelabra’s designers were inspired by a centuries old device that used the earth, moon, and sun’s rotations to predict the seasons. Note Design Studio created the piece for Klong with the hopes that their candelabra would visualize the “cause of night and day, solar and lunar eclipses, and the phases of the moon.” More »
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