To make these colouful creations, different coloured candles are placed in plastic containers. What makes this candle special is the union of the container with a selected paraffin and a special wick, which gives it a long life (7 days).
Length 16 cm
Diameter 6.5 cm
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Joaquín Donézar
- Candle maker
- Pamplona, Spain
- Master Artisan
- Recommended by Creative Academy
Contact
Spanish
Hours:
Monday to Friday 09:30 - 13:30/17:00 - 20:00, Saturday 09:30 - 13:30
Monday to Friday 09:30 - 13:30/17:00 - 20:00, Saturday 09:30 - 13:30
Phone:
+34 948221338
+34 948221338
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The beauty of beeswax
- • Joaquín is the last wax worker in the north of Spain
- • He is the fourth generation managing the workshop
- • His bee hives produce wax for candles and honey for sweets
Thirteen years ago, Joaquín Donézar left his job in the IT sector to take over the family business, the Donézar confectionery and candle workshop. The family business opened in 1853 in Pamplona, the capital city of Navarra, where it is located up to this day. In little more than a decade, Joaquín has ended up becoming the last wax worker in the north of Spain, and the only confectionery and candle shop left in the country. With its own hives distributed throughout Soria and Zaragoza, he takes advantage of the winter months to manually manufacture beeswax candles. The honey from the hives is used to make nougat, tea pastries, and puff pastry. Undoubtedly, creating a candle layer by layer by dipping each wick in the wax, is a very special craftsmanship.
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Coloured light bulbs
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Bleached beeswax candles
These candles are made of bleached beeswax, handmade by immersion in hot wax. With this system Joaquim Donézar obtains concentric layers around the wick. They have a wick that offers a warm light and are manufactured in different sizes both in length and diameter.
Length 70 cm
Diameter 2.2 cm
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Red wax candles
These candles are made of beeswax dyed with red dye immersed in hot wax. With this system Joaquim Donézar obtains concentric layers around the wick. They have a wick that offers a warm light and are manufactured in different sizes both in length and diameter.
Length 22 cm
Diameter 1.5 cm
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Beeswax candles
These beeswax candles are handmade by immersion in hot wax. With this system Joaquim Donézar obtains concentric layers around the wick. They have a wick that offers a warm light and are manufactured in different sizes both in length and diameter. It is the most natural candle, the beeswax with which it is made is extracted directly from the beehives.
Length 22 cm
Diameter 3 cm
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The match
The match is a candle rolled up on itself. It is made with unbleached beeswax. An abundant quantity of wick is wound on a lathe, once this is done, a line is taken and passed through the pan where the wax is at the optimum temperature, when it comes out, it is passed through the gauge and wound on the lathe. This operation is repeated as many times as necessary to achieve the desired calibre.
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