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A Retro Boombox Candle by Cent LDN Recreates a Hip-Hop Classic in Creamy Wax

All images via Cent LDN Turn that Root Down into a meltdown with the first-ever candle replica of the boombox so iconic it’s simply referred to as “The King.” Cent LDN just released a retro design...

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Whimsical Illustrations and Motifs Dyed with a Traditional Wax-Resist Method...

All images © Caroline Södergren, shared with permission Formally trained in glassblowing, Stockholm-based artist Caroline Södergren transfers her experience working with a delicate, fragile material...

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A Collection of Wax Sculptures by Artist Urs Fischer Is Burning in the Bourse...

All images courtesy of Bourse de Commerce, shared with permission A diverse collection of life-size candles occupies the renovated rotunda of Bourse de Commerce in Paris, where it will spend the fall...

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Otherworldly Hybrid Characters by Toco-Oco Consider Human Existence Through...

All images © Toco-Oco, shared with permission Lara Alcântara and Guilherme Neumann, the duo behind the fantastical figurine maker Toco-Oco, envision an alternate world populated by curious animalistic...

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Sculptural Candles by Greentree Shape Dyed Beeswax into Organic Designs

All images © Greentree From its Catskills studio, Greentree creates sculptural candles in hues from sage and celadon to terra cotta and lilac. The company, helmed by artist Jennifer Green, hand-pours...

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Fantastical Hybrid Characters by Toco-Oco Imagine the Mysteries of Human Nature

All images © Toco-Oco Playfully curious, a troupe of hybrid characters dreamed up by the Brazil-based Toco-Oco (previously) has an inclination for the mythical. Figures sporting feathered suits and...

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Savor These Decadent Cakes, Pastries, and Other Sweet Treats in the Soft Glow...

Photos by Julie Purpura, all images © Center of Order and Experimentation, shared with permission Just like recipes are passed from one generation to the next, so are the methods behind the decadent...

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Surreal Anatomies and Architectural Motifs Emerge from Elegant Sculptural...

Aline Asmar d’Amman, “Aspiration.” All images by Carl Halal, © House of Today Ten Lebanese designers have collaborated with artisans from the Beit Chabab Hospital Workshop to create a unique,...

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Inspired by Impermanence, Juliette Minchin Burns Down Her Elegant Wax-Dipped...

“La veillée au candélou” (2020), wax, steel, and wicks, 200 x 200 x 225 centimeters, installation view at Palais des Beaux-Arts de Paris. All images courtesy of Juliette Minchin, shared with...

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Petah Coyne’s Wax Sculptures and Installations Vacillate Between Beauty and...

“Untitled #1074” (2002), specially-formulated wax, pigment, silk Duchesse satin, silk flowers, tassels, chicken-wire fencing, wire, metal basket, 5/16-inch 30 Grade proof coil chain, quick-link...

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