Are we the only ones suffering from serious scented-candle fatigue? Once a novelty, custom candles now seem like a rite of passage for every would-be personality, brand, and shop. Thankfully, a small scent revolt is quietly underway, and incense, that ancient form of fragrance emission, is back—and not just for the patchouli-packing hippies amongst us. Here, five designers reimagine form, function, and fragrance.
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Photo: Courtesy of apparatusstudio.com
Apparatus Studio
Known for its elegantly spare lighting fixtures, Apparatus Studio recently debuted a brass-and-porcelain censer that doubles as a chalice-reminiscent vase and bowl. Designers Gabriel Hendifar and Jeremy Anderson also developed an accompanying line of incense sticks with Cinnamon Projects, redolent of elements like ginger and vetiver.
Apparatus Studio Censer, $820; apparatusstudio.com