Lifestyle brand Keep Candles is the brainchild of sisters Marnie and Olivia Walker who are on a mission to reduce waste and promote sustainability with their eco-friendly dual-use candles

Two sisters, passionate about zero waste living, have created a range of handmade, sustainable candles which double as unique homeware products and are made from eco-friendly waxes.

The multi-use range features candles in stunning hand dipped ceramic eggcups, mugs, bowls, and glassware, all made with organic plant-based wax, cotton wicks and pure essential oils.

The beautiful candles are designed to last and can be refilled and repurposed as stand-out homeware pieces, ideal as thoughtful gifts, and perfect for entertaining with family or friends.

Keep Candles Egg Cup Rust Rim Candle

Customers can enjoy a break with a coffee or tea in the tall and classic mugs, wake up with eggs for breakfast in the hand thrown eggcups, serve delicious meals for the family from the bowl range, or even savour a Negroni cocktail in its namesake glass tumbler.

Working from Marnie’s London home, the Keep Candles duo carefully hand pours every product into a 100% reusable container which has been lovingly sculpted by a Surrey potter. All products are then individually packaged in fully recyclable and compostable packaging and accompanied by a hand-written note. Both food and dishwasher safe, once used, each container can be given a new lease of life.

The small British brand was founded due to the sisters’ drive to reduce waste from people throwing away used candle holders and stems from a lifetime of sustainable living.

The sisters, who grew up in the countryside near Chester, say their parents ingrained a zero-waste ethos into them from an early age, as well as a love for nature and the wider world. Passionate about creating products which last a lifetime, Olivia and Marnie were clear from the start their range had to be sustainable, but still beautiful, and something customers would be proud to have in their homes or give as a gift to others.

The brand was born in late 2020 when Marnie and Olivia were cleaning out their shared flat. Marnie comments: “We realised we had dozens of empty candle containers that couldn’t be reused, and you can only have so many pen pots! It just felt like such a waste. All of the holders were awkward shapes, not food or dishwasher safe, or covered in branding – there was a clear gap in the market for candles with reusable vessels.

“We wanted to create products which were dual-use, to either be refilled and enjoyed again as candles or cleaned and used as homeware items. But we also knew we wanted the candles themselves to be sustainable, which is why we use coconut and rapeseed wax.”