Collection: Summer Vibes

Up here, summer doesn't arrive all at once. It climbs — meadow by meadow, as the snowline retreats and the Dolomites turn green and gold at the edges. The air at altitude stays sharper than it does in the valley, carrying something bright and slightly resinous off the forests. This collection is built around that feeling: Citrus for mornings with the windows open, Freesia & Pear for the long, soft evenings when the light holds on past nine. Both scents run through our Decorative Candles, Ceramic Pot Candles, Glass Jar Candles, and Wax Event Favours, so whichever format suits the room, the season is the same.

Alongside the candles sit our hand-cast ceramic pieces — some holding wax, some left unscented as standalone Ceramic Pots & Trays — each one poured from liquid ceramic slip in the studio, dried for a minimum of 48 hours, sanded by hand, and sealed before anything else happens to it. It's slow work by design, and it's also the reason no other maker in South Tyrol produces vessels quite like these. What makes these different isn't just the scent library; it's that every piece, wax or ceramic, passes through human hands at every stage, with the small variations that come from that — a slightly different curve, a sanding mark, a botanical set a touch differently — treated as part of the object rather than a flaw in it.

Summer here means visitors as much as locals: people leaving the Dolomites with something that actually smells like where they've been, and people at home wanting a reminder of open windows and alpine air. A Ceramic Pot Candle travels well as a souvenir and keeps giving once the wax is gone — reuse the vessel as a small planter or a catch-all tray on a sill that gets good light. It's a gift that keeps working long after the last burn.

See also Ceramic Pot Candles, Decorative Candles, our gift collection.

Which scents are included in the Summer Vibes collection?

Mainly Citrus and Freesia & Pear — our brightest, freshest scents — though some decorative pieces in the collection may include other scents from the full library of Floral, Vanilla, Citrus, and Freesia & Pear.

Are these good as souvenirs or gifts to take home?

Yes — many visitors to the Dolomites choose a Ceramic Pot Candle or Decorative Candle specifically as a souvenir, since each one is handmade in Val Gardena and genuinely captures the local scent palette rather than a generic fragrance.

Do the ceramic pieces in this collection come scented?

Our Ceramic Pot Candles are scented; our Ceramic Pots & Trays are unscented, standalone pieces made for anyone who wants the hand-cast look without wax or fragrance.

How should I store or travel with these in warm weather?

Keep candles out of direct sun and away from hot car interiors, as wax can soften in high heat. Ceramic pieces travel well once wrapped, as the sealant protects the surface during transit.