(Gallery) Artisanal gestures and meticulous care
As if polishing a precious stone, the glassmaker patiently smooths the surface of the candle holder in the torch flame using tools made of raw glass or graphite. Before quality control, the object is fired a final time at 550 degrees to stabilise the borosilicate glass, heightening its transparency to the point of becoming nearly impalpable, all the better to magnify the wax and transform the candles’ fragrant flames into a thousand dancing reflections.
