Tom Gottelier

Department: Man and Well being
Website: www.tomgottelier.co.uk

Candle Castle

Why should toy blocks always be made of wood and why should they only be for children? Tom Gottelier has reinvented the old-fashioned building block with his Candle Castle, a series of wax candles in shapes fit for castles. Once assembled, the blocks can be lit and left to melt until the angular edges slowly ooze away to form a waxy ruin. For Gottelier, the castle is about “reconnecting to the pleasure of childhood through playful construction”. He admits to playing with both building blocks and fire as a child.