Stora Skuggan Possibly Made the Most Expensive Candle
This could be the world's most expensive candle yet, priced at ?1,500 a piece from Swedish perfumery Stora Skuggan.
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Niche Swedish perfume brand Stora Skuggan is expanding its scope from the world of perfumes to candles. However, its candles aren’t the conventional kind you probably have in mind. Its otherworldly scents are inspired by Hindu mythology and extinct plants. And it’s taking its candle game up a notch by making the most expensive candle yet.
?Using a traditional container didn?t feel like it lived up to our design standards,? says Olle Hemmendorff, one of the five co-founders behind the brand. ?But making a custom container was too expensive to make sense for a normal candle, so the solution: make it outrageous and artistically interesting enough to warrant a really high price.?
Image: Stora Skuggan
The result is a staggering candle that is nearly a foot tall and weighs a total of six kilograms. The candles feature unique glass containers designed and mouth-blown by Swedish glass artist, Kristin Larsson, and is filled with 1,500 grams of wax. The candle is simply named, “Big Candle”, and the first edition is limited to ten pieces priced at ?1,500.
Larsson’s design of the candle beautifully complements Stora Skuggan’s supernatural inspirations. The spindly lines inform of the scent of the candle itself, a m...
The post Stora Skuggan Possibly Made the Most Expensive Candle appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: Studio Kleiner
Niche Swedish perfume brand Stora Skuggan is expanding its scope from the world of perfumes to candles. However, its candles aren’t the conventional kind you probably have in mind. Its otherworldly scents are inspired by Hindu mythology and extinct plants. And it’s taking its candle game up a notch by making the most expensive candle yet.
?Using a traditional container didn?t feel like it lived up to our design standards,? says Olle Hemmendorff, one of the five co-founders behind the brand. ?But making a custom container was too expensive to make sense for a normal candle, so the solution: make it outrageous and artistically interesting enough to warrant a really high price.?
Image: Stora Skuggan
The result is a staggering candle that is nearly a foot tall and weighs a total of six kilograms. The candles feature unique glass containers designed and mouth-blown by Swedish glass artist, Kristin Larsson, and is filled with 1,500 grams of wax. The candle is simply named, “Big Candle”, and the first edition is limited to ten pieces priced at ?1,500.
Larsson’s design of the candle beautifully complements Stora Skuggan’s supernatural inspirations. The spindly lines inform of the scent of the candle itself, a m...
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