Wickhaven.
Wickhaven concerns itself with light at low temperature — the candle as a measured object, not a decoration.
A long, low room of plastered brick. South-facing windows kept perpetually shuttered. The whole house smells, very faintly, of beeswax and orange oil.
Built atop a pre-war chandlery whose ledgers are still kept in the front cabinet. Each member contributes one new formula per year to the house book. The book is leather-bound, indexed, and never leaves the room.
“Wickhaven concerns itself with light at low temperature — the candle as a measured object, not a decoration.”
Wax pours occur weekly. The dipping bench seats four. Atmosphere — defined as the deliberate scenting of a room — is a discipline the house takes seriously.
