The atelier
Made slowly, by hand, in Europe.
Every Beezu candle is melted, poured or dipped, cured and packed by hand in our small atelier in Europe. This is how, step by step.
The process
Five steps, all of them by hand.
No machines pour our candles and no line moves them along. The same few people take each batch from block to box.
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01
Melt
Blocks of raw European beeswax are melted slowly over gentle heat, never hotter than the wax needs.
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02
Filter
The warm wax passes through fine cloth, again and again, until only clear golden wax is left.
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03
Pour or dip
Vessels and pillars are poured by hand. Tapers are dipped about thirty times, one thin layer at a time.
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04
Cure
Then every candle rests on our shelves for weeks. Time is what makes the burn slow and even.
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05
Finish and pack
Each wick is trimmed and checked, each candle looked over, then wrapped and boxed by hand.
Small batch
Small batches, on purpose.
We could make more candles, faster. We would rather make fewer, and know that each one burns the way it should.
- Small enough to check
- We pour in batches small enough to check every wick, and to look at every candle before it leaves.
- Time, not shortcuts
- A pair of tapers takes a full morning to dip. Every candle cures for weeks before it is packed.
- People we know
- Our wax comes from small European apiaries; our stoneware from a potter we have worked with for years.
- Honest numbers
- Burn times are measured on our own shelves, and we would rather round them down than up.
The place and the people
A small atelier in Europe.
Stone walls that keep the room cool, tall windows, long oak tables and shelves of candles at rest. The day starts with the first melt at seven and ends with the last wick checked at dusk.
We are a small team. The person who pours your candle is often the one who packs it, and every box is tied by hand.
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