Stamina required - which candle burns the longest?
9.12.2020
Translation: machine translated
Co-author: Simon Balissat
Open fires are a thing of the past. Watch the livestream to see how these sculptural candles burn. Which design will last the longest? Bet on the long-lasting favourite - and win a Galaxus voucher.
These candles look good. But how long do they last? Do they keep the burning time they promise? We want to find out and burn the wax sculptures in the big candle (b)race. Live and in real time, commented on by colleague and presenter Simon Balissat. The whole thing will be accompanied musically by Baba Shrimps with "Eternal Flame". The Swiss band produced the track, which features a few Christmas classics, especially for the livestream. Click in and enjoy the fleeting beauty of the candles
Live for 24 hours
Candles are designed to burn. But according to the latest survey, beautiful models are difficult to light. So that you can cling to your sculptural candles for a while longer, we will light them for you on 8 December from 4 pm. Afterwards, we will film for twenty-four hours and then draw conclusions. Which candidates will burn the longest? Do we even have to end the race early when they have burnt out? Simon, who analyses and ranks the candle(b)race in a tough manner, moderates every hour until 10 p.m. and tomorrow from 7 a.m.
The candidates
Gugus "Rustik"
This candle replaces your rose quartz as an energy stone. Round like the egg of Columbus, the sheer amount of wax could give the "Rustik" an advantage. Or it could burn out and fall out early.
Ferm Living "Rosa"
"Rosa" looks like the remnants of a candle shop fire. But the layered colours are intentional. The coloured something is actually carved by hand. But does it also have staying power?
Broste Copenhagen "Bend"
The candle for yoga fans. Hot yoga, to be more precise. It does the dog, for hours on end. But how evenly does it burn? Multiple wicks could be a disadvantage here.
Candle Hand "Victory"
"Victory" can be presented in two ways. Once as a sign for world peace, turned 180 degrees it scares off Brits. Or you can just burn off the index finger and turn it into the middle finger.
Fidea Design "All-in-One"
A candle that is also a candlestick in itself. "Candle-ception" will certainly burn quickly at the beginning, but how long will the stand last?
Broste Copenhagen "Bend Triple"
This is an advanced yoga pose for connoisseurs. I call it "aqueduct". The triple wick could be a disadvantage, but the "Bend Triple" is also gigantic.
54Celcius Pyropet "Pyropet Dyri"
We can't let the candle(b)race go ahead without a bit of Christmas kitsch. A reindeer exposing its skeleton as it melts. How sweet! How macabre! Small advantage: the metal skeleton could make the wax melt more slowly.
Lottery
To take part in the prize draw, answer the question below by 10 p.m. tonight, 8 December 2020. On 10 December 2020, we will randomly select one of the correct answers and reveal how long the candidates should have burned. If you win, we will contact you by email. Good luck!
Win a voucher worth CHF 150.
Which candle burns the longest?
The competition has ended.
Pia Seidel
Senior Editor
Pia.Seidel@digitecgalaxus.chLike a cheerleader, I love celebrating good design and bringing you closer to everything furniture- and interior design- related. I regularly curate simple yet sophisticated interior ideas, report on trends and interview creative minds about their work.
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