Candles & Diffusers Gifts & Fragrance

Beeswax, poured in Bali and left the color of ivory. Candles, diffusers, votives and candle holders here come from Indonesia, Nepal, India, China and Italy, with scented and unscented light for every room. Cloud pillar candles of Indonesian beeswax come in sandalwood, night-blooming melati and unscented ivory, and votives carry nag champa. Brass candle holders from the Kathmandu Valley are pierced and cast with lotus motifs, and a Newari candle stand dates to around 1900.

Rajasthan sends marble lotus holders and a candle niche shaped like a mihrab. A carved teak wall bracket from Gujarat and a 19th century Tuscan candlestick in copper and silver keep older company. Contemporary diffusers and candles cover the scent side. Set a marble niche on a bathroom ledge, a brass stand on a dining table or a diffuser by the front door. Electric light was a fine invention, but it never smelled like sandalwood.