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Marta Mondelli

  • Festina Lente Home
  • Candle maker
  • Milan, Italy
  • Rising Star
Marta Mondelli Candle maker
Contact
Italian, English
Hours:
Monday 16:00 - 19:00, Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 - 13:00/16:00 - 19:00
Phone:
+39 3518906989
© Marta Mondelli

From actress to candle maker

  • • Marta makes soy-wax candles and scent diffusers
  • • Her products are vegan, sustainable and cruelty free
  • • She collaborates with artists and fellow artisans

Marta Mondelli was born in Naples. She studied history of art and then trained as a professional actress. After living in Bologna and in Rome she moved to New York, where she spent 17 years acting and working as a journalist. When she became a mother, she gradually started drifting away from the hectic actress in New York life, wanting to dedicate time and space to her two children but also feeling the need to live more in the moment, without the mental backlog that acting and writing inevitably bring with them. Two years ago, she moved to Milan where she opened Festina Lente, a small, charming, and fragrant candle making workshop and shop in the heart of Isola, a neighborhood buzzing with artisans where Marta finds inspiration and collaborations on her doorstep.

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Works

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Carezze Home Scent

These handcrafted vanilla and berry scented candles create a feminine and sumptuous fragrance that evokes a bubble bath prepared right after dinner, with the taste of pannacotta still on one's lips. Each candle is poured by hand into glass, porcelain, or tin containers. It cures for 48 hours and is packaged by hand.

Photo: © Marta Mondelli
Inverno Home Scent

This handcrafted candle reproduces the scent of fire and fresh resin. The dark of a winter's afternoon is cpatured by the scent of fir needles with notes of eucalyptus and pine cones. Each candle is poured by hand into glass, porcelain, or tin containers.

Photo: © Marta Mondelli
Estate Home Scent

This handcrafted candle reproduces the scent of pine forests and blood oranges. On a base of cedar wood and pine, notes of aromatic herbs and citrus are reminiscent of Italian summer afternoons. Selecting the right wax, the wick diameter, and the most harmonious combination of scented ingredients is part of the ongoing research as Marta Mondelli keeps experimenting with ways to create her unique products.

Photo: © Marta Mondelli
Autunno Home Scent

This handcrafted candle reproduces the scent of mulled wine and a burning fireplace. The candle is inspired by autumn when the kitchen fills with the warmth of a lit fireplace and familiar voices. The notes of cloves and cinnamon evoke glasses of mulled wine, full of the sweetness of autumn and its joyful aromas.

Photo: © Marta Mondelli
Mistero Home Scent

This handcrafted candle reproduces the scent of incense, dust and stone. This complex and mysterious scent evokes the secrets of incense and the cold touch of stone and dust when we finally reach an unknown destination. The sensory voyage takes us far away, evoking dark worlds of spices, amber and wood.

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