Refillable Candle | refillable designer candle with rapeseed wax by Maarten Baptist

The 'Refillable Candle' series is a unique collection of candle holders, designed to make your own candles with rapeseed wax. The objects were designed by different designers, in honor of the 15th anniversary of Vij5. The basic idea is that you buy a candle holder once, which you can then keep using for a longer period of time by refilling it each time with rapeseed wax, a sustainable alternative to paraffin.

Together with an Eindhoven glassblower, Maarten Baptist made a candle holder in borosilicate glass. He based his design on laboratory tubes, which serve as the standard basis for any shape in borosilicate glass. Instead of blowing the glass into a particular shape, Maarten decided to make a "cut" in the tube and then bend this shape outward, creating a remarkable handle. This gives the holder a particular architectural shape that creates a dialogue with the candle.

Each candle holder comes standard with a refill set; consisting of approximately 600 grams of rapeseed wax (for 2 or 3 refills), a series of wicks, a wick holder and instructions for use. If you run out of rapeseed wax granules, you can order a new refill set through our webshop.