Candle from the "Monochrome" collection

In my country house, in the living room, on a small table, there is still a black-and-white television “Rekord” covered with a folk-style cloth. Most likely it was last switched on 30 or more years ago. This summer I thought: “I should turn it on and see if it works?” I pulled the TV outside and, keeping myself at a safe distance, switched the device on. Nothing exploded, nothing caught fire. I had already forgotten that a tube TV takes about 20 seconds to warm up. Then the pleasant hissing became audible and a moment later the famous and long-forgotten monochrome masterpiece of contemporary art appeared on the screen — snow. The “snow” “jumped” across the screen, in places making it completely black, in places — white. Of course, this device can no longer receive any signals, but it works! So I carried it back, put it on the table and covered it with the cloth. Who knows — maybe it will come in handy someday! The long-unseen “snow” and the adventure with the black-and-white TV I have transferred into the concrete vessel collection “Monochrome”.

You can view all works from the "Monochrome" collection in one place here!  The images show prototypes of the collection works. Each candle is made according to the collection’s special recipe, but at the same time each candle is unique handmade work, therefore the vessel design may differ slightly from the design shown in the image.

Candles in concrete vessels have an excellent feature: as the candle burns, the vessel walls heat up and help the flame melt the wax, therefore the candle will always burn out completely, leaving no layer of unburned wax on the vessel walls. The thickness of the candle vessel base is designed so that the base does not heat up and does not damage the surface on which the candle is placed. If you are still afraid that the vessel will damage the surface it will be placed on, in the "Indoors" section you can purchase candle coasters with a heat-resistant oak veneer coating. After the candle has burned down, you can easily and simply refill the vessel yourself with a new candle by purchasing palm wax sand in a 1000-gram package and suitable wicks in the "Indoors" section. With this package you will be able to refill the vessel twice. The package is supplemented with instructions for making the candle. Of course, after the candle has burned down, you can also place any ready-made candle in the vessel that fits in it, or use the vessel for other household needs, for example, as a vase. The concrete vessel is not suitable for storing unpackaged food.

Delivery options and costs in the "Terms" section.

Technical information about the product. The first time, burn until the top layer of wax becomes completely liquid (1–4 hours depending on the vessel diameter and the number of burners). Before relighting, trim the burners to a height of 1 cm above the wax surface.

General hazard. Never leave a burning candle unattended! Burn candles out of reach of children and pets! Always leave at least 10 cm between burning candles! Do not burn candles on or near anything that can catch fire! Do not place candles in a draft! Do not place candles near a heat source! Do not place candles on their side! To extinguish the candle flame, always use a special candle snuffer—do not blow it out! Do not allow matches or other foreign objects to get into the melted wax to avoid ignition! Do not move a burning candle! Do not use liquid to extinguish! During burning, the vessel walls become hot! Do not use the vessel for food storage. Candle composition: 100% natural soy wax (possible hazard data: H226 – flammable liquid; country of origin USA, importer SIA “Gedvillo Services”), fragranced, synthetic, specialized candle oil (possible hazard data: H226 – flammable liquid or vapour; H304 - may be fatal if swallowed and enters airways; H315 – may cause skin irritation; H317 - may cause an allergic skin reaction; H319 – may cause serious eye irritation; H411 - toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects; region of origin EU, importer SIA “Gedvillo Services”), cotton and hemp fiber wick. Vessel composition: cement, white cement, gravel, quartz sand, water (product safety information available at sakret.lv and senukai.lt). Concrete interior finishing materials may have been used in the vessel finish (product safety information available at jeger.com/lv/info). Manufacturer of the final product: SIA “Kārlis Anitens”, reg. no. 40103671539, Dignājas iela 3-6A, Riga, LV-1004. Artist’s workshops: “Luguži”, Jaunlaicene Parish, Alūksne Municipality and Gaujas iela 5, Riga