Product Focus: Totem Candles

About six years ago, James cut the first candle that would eventually become our Totem Candle series on a lathe in our garage shop. The original prototypes received nice feedback at a local pop-up, so we decided to produce a small batch run for our friends and family. The wax cut like butter on the lathe and quickly became the favorite job to do in the shop.

In 2016, we had the great fortune of partnering with Areaware, the Brooklyn, NY and Columbus, OH based brand known for championing the work of independent designers. Areaware cast the original shapes and brought them to market in a range of fun colors.

All of the available shapes and colors can be purchased directly on the Areaware site here. If you happen to be a die-hard fan of the original beeswax lathe cut version of this design, contact us at shop@graindesign.com to add your name to an update list. We might (shhh!) have a special project for Areaware coming together in time for the holidays.