A sculptural pillar candle from Daiyo's Morphe series — their most design-forward line, where the traditional Japanese candlemaker steps out of ceremony and into object. "02 Shard" takes its name and its form from a fragment broken loose — angular, chiseled, and irregular, as if carved from ice or split from stone. The silhouette is faceted and single-bodied, sold as one piece rather than a set. A candle that reads as sculpture first and light source second.
The candle is made from 100% vegetable wax using Daiyo's Tegake technique, in which wax is applied directly by hand and built up in layers around the wick. No smoke, no drip, no synthetic anything. Burns for approximately 20 hours, giving off a large, steady flame that catches the angled surfaces of the wax as it slowly softens.
WHY IT'S SPECIAL
- Morphe series: Daiyo's design collection, where over a century of craft meets deliberate sculptural form — a departure from the brand's ceremonial classics.
- "02 Shard" form: angular, faceted, and single-bodied — the second sculptural form in the Morphe series after the "01 Fragment" trio, released as a solo piece.
- 100% vegetable wax, Tegake technique: wax layered by hand, built up slowly around a cotton wick. No paraffin, no synthetic additives.
- Rice bran wax burns cleaner and brighter than paraffin — larger flame, minimal smoke, no drip.
- Object first, candle second: a piece worth keeping on the shelf even unlit.
- Made by Daiyo in Shiga Prefecture, Japan — a family business established in 1914, now in its fourth generation.
DETAILS
- Single sculptural pillar candle
- Material: rice bran wax, cotton wick
- Size: approx. 70mm diameter x 125mm high / 2.75" x 4.9"
- Burn time: approx. 20 hours
- Unscented
- Made in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
THE BRAND
Daiyo was established in 1914 in Takashima, Shiga Prefecture — home to Lake Biwa and a deep tradition of craft rooted in natural materials. Now in its fourth generation, the family business remains committed to making genuine Japanese candles from 100% vegetable wax, using the Tegake hand-layering technique in which wax is applied directly by bare hand and built up in repeated layers around the wick. It takes roughly ten years to become a skilled Tegake craftsman. The Morphe series is Daiyo's contemporary expression of that discipline — the same materials and methods, shaped into something new.
