Bee Świece (Bee Candles) – beeswax candles
MANUBA collection GDD 2017
Bee Świece (Bee Candles) – beeswax candles
Beekeeping, beeswax, cotton, natural pigments
The candles are made from 100% bee wax with the oldest and most traditional manufacturing technique – the hand-dipping method (repeatedly dipping a weighted wick in melted wax). No mold is needed for their production since the shape forms layer after layer. The creation method of the Bee Świece candles resembles the formation of a coastline by sea waves or the wind. The effect is highlighted by color. The candles are dyed with natural pigments and their wicks are woven from the highest quality unbleached cotton. Unlike paraffin candles they do not produce toxins or harmful substances.
Designer: Natasza Grześkiewicz
An ASP (Academy of Fine Arts) graduate. She has also studied at the ESAD Design School in Porto. Prior to graduation she had left for an internship at the Tjep design studio in Amsterdam, where she had first encountered the ceramic making techniques. It was there that she had come up with the idea for her master's thesis. Her diploma – a porcelain service was the culmination of the three month residency at the EKWC Ceramics Center in the Netherlands. The project won the Rosenthal Award “for creativity and innovation”, which resulted in exhibitions in Hong Kong, London, Berlin, France and Poland, during many design events.
Craftsmen: Jacek i Iwona Krzysztof
They have a breeding apiary where they breed and inseminate bees. They have created a new bee subspecies called KASZUBKA. Bees are their passion. They conduct educational activities related to beekeeping and bee products (honey, wax, propolis, bee pollen, royal jelly). As breeders they have their own website and sell bee mothers.