Making candles is an ancient craft. STHLM’s candle workshop on Södermalm, in Per-Anders Fogelström’s neighborhood and where Liljeholmens Ljusfabrik once stood, carries on the tradition.

Great care is taken to ensure that the candles feel genuine. When the candle mass is warm, the antique candles are carefully molded and shaped by hand.

The long burning time and beautiful flame are the result of the right mix of stearin, paraffin, wax and wick yarn.

Before the days of kerosene and electric light, a nightlight was a practical object used to move between dark rooms. It was also used as a bedside lamp, just as its name suggests.

Gysinge’s night candlestick is based on an early 19th century model. The candle holder is turned in advance and is height adjustable. The base is cast. High quality brass. Made and polished by hand by Morells klockgjuteri in Mora.

The candlestick has a lovely solid feel. Untreated brass. Height 110mm, diameter 100mm.

Wall lamp from around 1800. Tin-plate lamps and sconces were common in many homes during the 18th and 19th centuries throughout Sweden. Often, like this one, they had a simple shape with a dotted pattern of beads and flowers.

Gives a pleasant glow with its tinted surface. One of the special features of this particular lamp is that when the light has burned down to a short stub, a shadow angel appears on the wall behind, with curly hair and wings that move when the flame flutters.

Height 25,5 cm. Width 16,5 cm. Depth 7 cm. Tin-plated black plate.

Hexagonal, large ceiling lantern, inspired by lanterns in sheet metal and glass from the 18th and 19th centuries. Swedish craftsmanship of high class.

A light for rustic and austere environments. Similar lanterns were often found in the stairwells of castles and mansions.

The lantern has sides of hand-blown, old white glass and four candle holders for candles. The lantern is delivered blackened. It can alternatively be painted with linseed oil paint in the desired color.

Height including pendant 65 cm, diameter 35 cm. Untreated iron sheet, forged details and hand-blown white glass.