Sydenham · Christchurch
South Light Candles
Sydenham studio doing experimental wax-blend work — the maker's-maker on the directory.
- Published working notes
- Soy-coconut blend
- NZ-made stoneware
Wax base
Soy-coconut blend
From
$56 NZD
Typical burn
54 hours
Trading
6 years
Team
Two founders, in-house only
The studio.
South Light is the candle that other candle makers buy. Founders Em and Davy spent two years doing nothing but blending tests before they released anything for sale, and the technical curiosity hasn't dimmed — every quarter they publish a working note on a wax property, hot-throw vs. cold-throw, fragrance retention, the maths of pour temperature.
Signature.
Wax-blend experimentation, kawakawa-eucalyptus, cold-climate florals
Vessel.
Custom-glazed stoneware, batch-numbered
Scent families they work in.
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Where to find South Light Candles.
3 stockists carry this maker — physical and online.
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Ōtautahi rebuilt itself around small studios in Sydenham and the Tannery — the candle community here skews quietly experimental, with more wax-blending and beeswax than the North Island.
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