Handmade Artisanal Candle in French Mouth-Blown Glass
Handmade Artisanal Candle in French Mouth-Blown Glass
Description & Details
Made in small batches, this artisanal candle is made from 100% natural soy and beeswax in a small Paris-based atelier. It is scent-free and held in a mouth-blown glass container made by master glassblowers in France.
Composition
- 100% soy and beeswax.
- Hand-made glass container.
Size
10cm (height) x 8cm (diameter)
Ideas for Use
Create an intimate moment with your loved one(s) by lighting this delicate candle on your dinner table or in a summer evening on your balcony. Once the candle is used up, clean the mouth-blown glass container with boiling hot water and use it as a small jar for serving snacks or storing small items on your desk.
How it is made
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An atelier in the heart of Paris
Tucked away in a small courtyard in Paris’ XV arrondissement, the team from la Soufflerie promotes the ancient tradition of glassblowing, which is craft dating back to the 2nd millennium BC.
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Recycling Glass
La Soufflerie strongly believes not only in preserving the art of glassblowing and its related know-how but also our planet. To this end, la Soufflerie only works with used glass and recycles it. When they want to create different colours, they add pigmented glass to the mix, which means that the glass itself is coloured instead of painted and no changes to the colour can occur over time.
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The Furnace
It is used to heat glass at extremely high temperatures. It contains three chambers: the first with the highest temperature is to melt the glass at around 1320°C, the second is used to reheat a piece in between steps of working it and the third is to slowly cool the glass.
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Blowing the Glass
After the glass is melted and gathered onto the end of a blowpipe – in much the same way that honey is picked up on a honey dipper – the craftsmen blow air through the pipe into the glass, creating a bubble. La Soufflerie’s skilled craftsmen are capable of shaping almost any vessel forms by rotating the pipe, swinging it and controlling the temperature of the piece while they blow.
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Reheating and Shaping the Glass
During the glass blowing, the craftsmen can gather more glass over that bubble to create a larger piece. To heat and reheat the glass to give it its intended shape, they use the glory hole, a small opening in the furnace that provides enough heat to keep the glass between 870 and 1 040°C.
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Hardening the Glass
Once the creation is done, it is placed back into the third chamber of the furnace to slowly cool it between 371 and 482°C over a period of a few hours to a few days, depending on the size of the pieces. This step is crucial, as it keeps the glass from cracking or shattering, making it resistant and durable.
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