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Candle


TAKAZAWA CANDLE CO., LTD.
11 Ipponsugi, Nanao City, Ishikawa 926-0806 JAPAN
contact person: Mr. Hisashi Takazawa
email: h-takazawa@takazawa.jp
phone/fax: +81(0)767-53-0406/+81(0)767-53-8174
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TAKAZAWA CANDLE Co., Ltd. established by Takazawa family in 1892 in Nanao city, Ishikawa prefecture, produces traditional Japanese candles. True "Japanese candles" are made by hand, one by one, using wax extracted from haze nuts (sumac), and wick made of rolled washi paper and rush fibers. Japanese candles today are often considered "traditional" or "classic". Keeping alive age-old candle-making techniques, the company developed a new design of candles that fits modern lifestyles. The new series, call "Nanao", is created in the gentle and natural form of plants. The company promotes its new candle line both in Japan and abroad.

About the Designers

Sayoko Takahashi
Born in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1970. After graduating from the Junior College, Musashino Art University in 1990, joined Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Worked with a design office from 1992 to 1993, KK Kamawanu (designing and planning of Japanese towels) from 1993 to 2001, and K.K. Ichinakaya (designing and planning of lacquer ware). Became free-lance in 2001.


 
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