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Updated 25 February 2021
Karen McCartney writes about the undeniable appeal of Tom Dixon's scented candle range, our newest Objects of Desire.
OK, we know we are having a bit of a Tom Dixon crush here on T&W's Objects of Desire but with Christmas around the corner, and the opportunity to bring you simply the best present in the world, we couldn't resist this candle range.
Tom Dixon is one of Britain's most successful and respected designers, who also manages to maintain a reputation as something of a maverick. As well as designing furniture and lighting pieces he launched into the accessories field in 2012, bringing all his design acumen, knowledge of materials and visual excitement to bear on his range 'Eclectic by Tom Dixon'.
When he launched at Maison & Objet in Paris this was the mantra on the side of his stand outlining the reasons for creating the range. "As we scour the world for materials and manufacturing techniques to innovate our lighting and furniture, we thought it would be a shame not to find a space for some of the smaller ideas we had along the way. Things that are to play with or give or use every day, things that are designed and are undesigned, things that are…eclectic." We just can't have enough 'things that are…" And one of those things is a beautifully designed scented candle.
Right from the sturdy designer boxes with their bold geometry, to the choice of three scents inspired by global travel, the design pedigree is evident. The fragrance descriptions are like no other as this is where the maverick kicks in. London, in a copper vessel, evokes red brick, London parks, crocuses and wait for it, the river Thames at Dagenham. Orientalist, in brass, is all about light rose petals, cinnamon and herbs while Royalty, in nickel, conjures up Earl Grey tea, scones and strawberry jam and a drive home in a '52 Bentley with tattered leather seats (are you still with me?) In their hand spun containers with debossed lettering and fabulous milky white marble lids they all feel, look and smell wonderful.
Treat them with care, bring them out on special occasions and use when empty as chic lidded vessels. I do think this is a case of: buy one as a gift for someone else and one as a gift to yourself!
Object of Desire - Eclectic by Tom Dixon scented candles
Karen McCartney writes about the undeniable appeal of Tom Dixon's scented candle range, our newest Objects of Desire.
OK, we know we are having a bit of a Tom Dixon crush here on T&W's Objects of Desire but with Christmas around the corner, and the opportunity to bring you simply the best present in the world, we couldn't resist this candle range.
Tom Dixon is one of Britain's most successful and respected designers, who also manages to maintain a reputation as something of a maverick. As well as designing furniture and lighting pieces he launched into the accessories field in 2012, bringing all his design acumen, knowledge of materials and visual excitement to bear on his range 'Eclectic by Tom Dixon'.
When he launched at Maison & Objet in Paris this was the mantra on the side of his stand outlining the reasons for creating the range. "As we scour the world for materials and manufacturing techniques to innovate our lighting and furniture, we thought it would be a shame not to find a space for some of the smaller ideas we had along the way. Things that are to play with or give or use every day, things that are designed and are undesigned, things that are…eclectic." We just can't have enough 'things that are…" And one of those things is a beautifully designed scented candle.
Right from the sturdy designer boxes with their bold geometry, to the choice of three scents inspired by global travel, the design pedigree is evident. The fragrance descriptions are like no other as this is where the maverick kicks in. London, in a copper vessel, evokes red brick, London parks, crocuses and wait for it, the river Thames at Dagenham. Orientalist, in brass, is all about light rose petals, cinnamon and herbs while Royalty, in nickel, conjures up Earl Grey tea, scones and strawberry jam and a drive home in a '52 Bentley with tattered leather seats (are you still with me?) In their hand spun containers with debossed lettering and fabulous milky white marble lids they all feel, look and smell wonderful.
Treat them with care, bring them out on special occasions and use when empty as chic lidded vessels. I do think this is a case of: buy one as a gift for someone else and one as a gift to yourself!
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