Ash & Nectar is an artist-led maker whose work is described as a personal journey and a form of artistic expression. The company hand-makes natural, unrefined personal-care and aromatherapy creations, including salves and botanical candles.
CandlestockSince opening as a one-room shop in 1970, Woodstock’s Candlestock has handcrafted distinctive candles, including its signature drip candles, in keeping with the town’s artistic spirit. The store has grown into one of Woodstock’s oldest businesses and ships its handmade candles worldwide, while its continuously burning drip candle has become an eight-foot-tall wax mountain at the heart of the shop. Candlestock also invites visitors to make their own candles at its Wax Imagination Studio in nearby Saugerties.WOODSTOCK, NY
Brooklyn Candle StudioFounded by Tamara Mayne in 2013 after candle-making began as a hobby, Brooklyn Candle Studio has grown into a Brooklyn-based maker shaped by its founder’s design background and love of nature. Its in-house artisans hand-pour and label home fragrance in a 20,000-square-foot Industry City workshop, creating minimalist candles with botanical scents for people seeking a calmer atmosphere at home.BROOKLYN, NY
Wndrmade, LLCWndrmade, LLC is a Kerhonkson, New York house of artisan natural perfumery built around custom scent-making and collaborations with independent artists. It creates botanical candles and related fragrance goods for people seeking plant-based, intentional aromas in their homes, blending 12–20 essential oils and botanical extracts without synthetic perfumes or toxins.KERHONKSON, NY
DeAndra Craigman StudiosFounded by classically trained fine artist DeAndra Craigman, DeAndra Craigman Studios makes handcrafted home-fragrance products that pair scent with sound, most notably candles accompanied by curated playlists. The New York City studio began in 2020 as an effort to connect Craigman’s paintings with smell and sound, then grew into a lifestyle brand offering sensory objects for everyday rituals. Its candles use clean, phthalate-free fragrance oils, and each home-fragrance item is made by artisans in New York City.LONG ISLAND CITY, NY