LOVEN — Candleholder 01
Engineered for the flame.
Machined. Polished. Refined.
6061 aluminium, machined from solid and chrome plated to a mirror.
LOVEN — Candleholder 01
Engineered for the flame.
Machined. Polished. Refined.
6061 aluminium, machined from solid and chrome plated.
Section view — actual geometry
Designed around a detail most candle holders ignore.
The last few centimetres of every candle.
Wait. What's inside?
One movement.
Press the release beneath the base. The pin rises and lifts the wax out of the socket.
A clean reset.
No scraping. No tools. No frustration.
Spring-returned.
Let go and the pin drops back into place, sealed by two O-rings.
Section view — actual geometry
Designed around a detail most candle holders ignore.
Wait. What's inside?
One movement.
Press the release beneath the base. The pin lifts the wax out.
A clean reset.
No scraping. No tools. No frustration.
Spring-returned.
Let go and the pin drops back into place.
Five parts
More engineering than you would expect.
Body. Release pin. Spring. Two seals.
Complex inside. Effortless outside.
Made complex. So using it isn't.
Five parts
More engineering than you would expect.
Body. Release pin. Spring. Two seals.
Complex inside. Effortless outside.
Made complex. So using it isn't.

02 — Engineering

Simple outside.
Absurdly considered inside.

Simple outside.
Absurdly considered inside.

Simple outside.
Absurdly considered inside.

Five parts. One spring-returned release pin running the full height of the body, sealed by two O-rings. You never see any of it.

Five parts. One spring-returned release pin running the full height of the body, sealed by two O-rings. You never see any of it.

Section through the LOVEN Candleholder 01 showing the release pin, spring and seals
Candle socket
Tapered for standard Ø 22 mm dinner candles.
Upper seal
O-ring keeps the wax above the pin.
Release pin
One piece, full height of the body.
Lower seal
Second O-ring seats the pin at rest.
Precision-machined body
6061 aluminium, chrome plated.
Return spring
Resets the pin every time.
Release
Recessed beneath the base.
Section through the LOVEN Candleholder 01 showing the release pin, spring and seals
Candle socket
Upper seal
Release pin
Lower seal
Machined body
Return spring
Release
Section through the LOVEN Candleholder 01 showing the release pin, spring and seals
Candle socket
Tapered for standard Ø 22 mm dinner candles.
Upper seal
O-ring keeps the wax above the pin.
Release pin
One piece, full height of the body.
Lower seal
Second O-ring seats the pin at rest.
Precision-machined body
6061 aluminium, chrome plated.
Return spring
Resets the pin every time.
Release
Recessed beneath the base.

03 — Operation

Wax out.
Candle in.

Wax out.
Candle in.

Wax out.
Candle in.

Press the release beneath the base. The pin lifts the old wax free of the socket. Let go, and the spring resets it.

Press the release beneath the base. The pin lifts the old wax free of the socket. Let go, and the spring resets it.

The candle burns down.Wax stays behind in the socket.Press the release beneath the base.The pin lifts the wax free.Lift it out.New candle. Done.
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The candle burns down.
Drag to operate

04 — Material

Mirror polished.
Made to be touched.

Mirror polished.
Made to be touched.

Mirror polished.
Made to be touched.

Close-up of the mirror-polished chrome where the stem flows into the base
LOVEN Candleholder 01 with a lit candle, front view

High-gloss chrome

Material

6061 aluminium, machined from solid.

Finish

High-gloss chrome. A true mirror.

Weight

Approx. 390 g. It stays where you put it.

Release

Push from below. Spring returns it.

LOVEN Candleholder 01 with a lit candle in the dark
LOVEN Candleholder 01 with a lit candle in the dark

05 — Atmosphere

Engineering ends.
Atmosphere begins.

Engineering ends.
Atmosphere begins.

Engineering ends.
Atmosphere begins.

06 — Object

Functional by design.
Sculptural by nature.

Functional by design.
Sculptural by nature.

Functional by design.
Sculptural by nature.

Lit or unlit, it holds its place. A single polished form, built to outlast every candle it holds.

Without a candle it is still an object worth placing. A single polished form, built to outlast every candle it holds.

LOVEN Candleholder 01, lit, on a reflective surface
LOVEN Candleholder 01 with a lit dinner candle

LOVEN — Object 01

Candleholder 01

Candleholder 01

Candleholder 01

€49

Material

6061 aluminium

Finish

High-gloss chrome plated

Dimensions

Ø 100 × 101 mm

Weight

Approx. 390 g

Candle

Standard dinner candles, Ø 22 mm

Mechanism

Spring-return pin, 2 O-rings

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