A jar of dried mandarin peel, two glass weights holding down proof sheets, the second pass at next month's letter.
Postcards from the Atelier
Fragments from a working studio. Small updates, things on the table, places we keep returning to, and notes from the people who carry the candles home.
Candle of the month — Fleur de Tiaré
The May candle. Hand-poured in the Netherlands, plant wax, wooden wick. 220g, 45-hour burn.
May 2026Seven candles
Smoked Cedar, Fleur de Tiaré, Mandarin Noir, Sicilian Grove, Velvet Smoke, Sacred Myrrh, Golden Nectar. Each one a place.
The wooden wick — No. 01
All seven candles use it. It crackles quietly when lit. Small sound, quiet room.
In useThe wax — No. 02
Plant-based. 220g per candle. Burns for 45 hours. Hand-poured in the Netherlands.
In useThe letter — No. 03
One letter per month. Written and printed in the studio, folded by hand. One place, stayed with. One page, sometimes two.
MonthlyThe art print — No. 04
B6 format. Heavy paper, short run, edition numbered. Arrives in the envelope. Sized for a frame or propped against something on a shelf.
MonthlyThe frame card — No. 05
A 3D-printed viewfinder. Hold it between two fingers. Lift it to your eye. The world around you is asked to compose itself.
MonthlyThe scent card — No. 06
A strip of card dipped in the same wax as the candle. The scent of the month without a flame. Tuck it in a coat pocket, a drawer, between the pages of something you are reading.
MonthlyLetter Club
Five things in an envelope, all tied to one place. The letter, the print, the frame card, the scent card, the place card. Posted in the first week. €14 a month.
OpenThe Society
The candle of the month and the full Letter Club envelope, together. Free EU shipping. €42 a month.
OpenA hallway in late November
Damp coat, terracotta tile, the door to a room that no one is in yet.
Lit it the morning my daughter was born. The light came in slowly.— Imke, UtrechtApril 2026
Nothing here yet.