Very Big Candle II

Between a funny looking little dog, flowers, design books, bubble wrap and some vintage finds, there is a bag of frosty and undefined material that has been obsessing the designer - wax. Helene has been tackling and experimenting with the polymorphic and ubiquitous material. Instead of paraffin wax which is smoky, smelly and synthetic, Hélène choses to work with creamy plant-based organic wax.

In her atelier, she has created a unique and almost ritual process to orchestrate the forms of her totemic candles. Each geometric element is molded separately before coming together into one sculpture. At the center, a thick candle wick acts as a backbone for the structure whilst four other hidden wicks extend the skeleton of the Very Big candle. These four secondary wicks will only come to light when the candle has already burned for a few hours, renewing the fascination with other forms and shadows.