We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Sebastian Popa about their original and creative Candle design work. Sebastian Popa is an award-winning creative designer, that makes our world a better place with their original candle works.
Sebastian Popa ("SP") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Ardora Candle. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
SP : Ardora looks like an ordinary candle, but in fact it is very special. After being lit up, as the candle gradually melts it reveals a heart shape from within. The heart inside the candle is made out of heat-resistant ceramic. The wick separates inside the candle, going through the front and the back of the ceramic heart. In this way, the wax melts uniformly, revealing the heart inside. The candle can have different scents which can produce a very pleasant atmosphere.
SP : I tried to imagine how would react a person that received this object as a present. The intention was to provide a surprise from an object that otherwise is considered to be trivial. At a first glance, people would think that it is a usual candle, but as the candle melts they can discover its special feature.
SP : I plan to find some producers and make it available for the public.
SP : Several months.
SP : It is a self initiated project.
SP : The design is not yet produced, I plan to find some producers and make it available for the public.
SP : General public
SP : At a first glance, people would think that it is a usual candle, but as the candle melts they can discover its special feature.
SP : Ardora comes from the latin Ardens which means burning and also shining.
SP : Looking like a normal candle will make people think that it is a trivial object. Only after they lit up the candle they will discover the hidden artifact inside of it. This will produce surprise, at it is an object that has an unexpected feature.
SP : Nobody, it is entirely done by me. No
SP : The main challenge was to make the wax around the heart to melt uniformly. At first, I designed the candle with only one wick going in front of the ceramic heart. Because of this, the wax behind the ceramic heart didn't receive enough heat and didn't melt properly, still covering a part of the ceramic heart. This made me design a wick that separates inside the candle, going through the front and the back of the ceramic heart. In this way, the wax melts uniformly, revealing the heart inside.
