Waxing lyrical: Picky Nicky’s edit of eye-catching candles and candleholders
Picky Nicky's edit of eye-catching candles and candleholders from WallpaperSTORE* – our very own creative market place for design – is sure to light your fire

Autumn is the perfect moment to create your own lightscape, and right now I suggest a curated composition of candelabra and candleholders in warming brass and wood and a finely formed scented candle or scent diffuser for a suitably seasonal aroma.
Find out more about Carl Auböck's polished candle holders here
This edit, all from WallpaperSTORE*, includes Mark Holmes’ monumental 'U' candleholder from Minimalux, Skultuna’s spindly 'Nattlight' by Richard Hutten, a pair of patinated and polished chunky Carl Auböck candlesticks, Ilse Crawford’s oval understatement from Georg Jensen and Giulio Iacchetti’s turned wood 'Todi' from Internoitaliano.
Scented candles should smell great but also deliver on good looks, so consider 'Ernesto' from Cire Trudon (below), the black and gold glazed 'Soli E Lune Nero' from Fornasetti, or the natural honed horn beauty of Arcahorn.
Find out more about Cire Trudon candles here
Our very own creative market place for design, WallpaperSTORE* stocks, wraps and dispatches our pick of the finely formed and forward thinking from around the world.
Nick Vinson, also known as Picky Nicky, has been an editor at Wallpaper* since 2012, curates the selection for WallpaperSTORE*, where he is general merchandising manager and also pens the monthly 'Vinson View' column in Wallpaper*.
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Also known as Picky Nicky, Nick Vinson has contributed to Wallpaper* Magazine for the past 21 years. He runs Vinson&Co, a London-based bureau specialising in creative direction and interiors for the luxury goods industry. As both an expert and fan of Made in Italy, he divides his time between London and Florence and has decades of experience in the industry as a critic, curator and editor.
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