Glass candle holders are the perfect receptacle to hold the flame and wax of a candle. By holding the wax and keeping it from ruining anything else, the glass candle holder is purely functional. But by holding the flame, reflecting and increasing it, the glass candle holder becomes more than functional. It becomes the epitome of form and function that is the highest recommendation of materials designers of the last century.
Glass, being transparent or translucent, is the perfect compliment to light, electric or flame. The light moves through the glass candle holder and is reflected or refracted, becoming more than the simple light it was. Color in the candle holder is intensified by the light, and facets on the surface of the candle holder redirect the light in unexpected ways. In all, the light and the candle holder become more than they are separately.
As you can tell, I am a lover of glass. What happens when light touches glass is magic, but the magic begins before the glass is formed into its final shape. From sand and a few chemicals, a orange molten blob of glass comes from the furnace. Taken by man or machine, the glass is worked into the desired shape and as it cools the final color of the glass is revealed. Pushed and prodded while still malleable, once it is cold, it can be etched, cut or have surface treatments applied. At each step some magic happens, and the final product is more beautiful than anything that can be made of another material. Only glass has the elasticity of formation, the strength to hold that shape forever, and the ability to transmit and modify the light in the world around it. For this reason alone, we should light candles to glass candle holders.
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