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Fruit Beeswax Party Candles - Raspberries S/8

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Color:  Red

Style:  Raspberries S/8

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A surprise party is even more surprising with these fresh candles.

These sets of party candles trick the eye with their striking resemblance to real berries—dark red cherries, strawberries, raspberries—and cherry tomatoes. The candles are hand-poured in small batches using 100% beeswax and molds made from real berries and tomatoes, which accurately capture the fruit’s shapes and textures. These beeswax candles are created by actual beekeepers on a women-led, family farm in Merced, California, in the heart of Central Valley. The farm ensures the well-being of their honey bees so that their species lives on long after we are gone. Each set is sold separately and comes in a small cardboard produce box—just like the ones at farmers markets and grocery stores. The cherries, strawberries and raspberries each come in a set of ten; the tomatoes are a set of eight. Because the candles are handmade, slight differences in color and appearance may occur, making each one unique. Always place lit candles on a non-flammable surface. Box measures 2h x 4w x 4"d

  • Designer
    Jessica Gonzalez
  • Size
    Candles Approximately:1h x 1"diam.
    Box:2h x 4w x 4"d
  • Material
    Beeswax, ECO dye
  • Year of Design
    2016
  • Origin
    United States
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The Process
The Process

“Our process begins with real fruits and vegetables,” explains Happy Organics founder Jessica Gonzalez. “I draw inspiration from the produce grown on my family’s farms and from the fruits we grew up picking and selling in the Central Valley of California.”

Mold-Making
Mold-Making

“The real fruit or vegetable is used to create the custom silicone mold. By molding directly from real produce, each candle captures subtle details and natural irregularities.”

Pouring & Finishing
Pouring & Finishing

“Once the beeswax is clean, it is melted and hand-poured into the silicone molds that have been fitted with cotton wicks. We let the beeswax cool before removing them from the molds and we then carefully remove any excess ridges of wax from the edges or bottoms of each candle.”

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Designed to trick the eye, these fun, functional designs playfully imitate food. Shop home decor, accessories, designs for gatherings and more. MoMA has a history of acquiring faux-food artworks for the Museum’s collection. Claes Oldenburg's obsession with sculpting fake food knew no bounds and included his Two Cheeseburgers, with Everything (Dual Hamburgers) (1962) and Pastry Case, I (1961–62). His famous installation The Store (1961), where oversized replicas of food items were displayed in a mock corner store, is represented in MoMA’s collection with a poster advertising a gallery show. Artists like the Cubists and Ed Ruscha have also used food as themes in their work.

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