# Meditating Candle Designs The Candleman Votive Appears to Be a Melting Sitting Figure By M | Published 2015-09-27 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/candle-design References: [contemporist](http://www.contemporist.com/2015/09/26/these-candles-have-a-human-figure-that-appears-to-be-meditating/) & [a-n-d.co.kr](http://www.a-n-d.co.kr/) Innovative design firm Art N Design located in Korea came up with these intriguing [pillar candle designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/candl-stacks) that look like a sitting figure named Candleman that is mediating. When lit, the candles melt away at the sitting figure giving the illusion that the person finding peace is slowly disintegrating. Candleman is a [surrealist votive design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/michle-lamy) that incorporates the human body into the traditionally simple cylinder shape. While the top portion of the candle looks conventional, the base features a cross-legged [sitting body](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alma-mater) with palms facing towards the sky as if in deep mediation and stillness. Once the candle is lit, the wax begins to fall on the figure's lap. According to Art N Design, "Candleman is a candle made based on the personified character of a candle and the world’s first platform candle grafting platform method." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 46% | Activity: 37% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Surrealist Candle Designs:** Opportunities to innovate candle designs by incorporating elements of surrealism to create a visually-stimulating product. - **Interactive Candle Grafting:** Opportunities to innovate candle-making techniques with the grafting method to create more intricate and complex designs. - **Meditation-inspired Products:** Opportunities to create more products inspired by meditation and mindfulness, tapping into the growing market of self-care products. ### Where This Applies - **Home Decor Industry:** Innovative candle designs could disrupt the traditional home decor market by offer more unique and interesting decor options. - **Craft Supply Industry:** Candle grafting method could disrupt the traditional approach to making candles and create new revenue streams for craft supply companies. - **Wellness Industry:** Meditation-inspired products could disrupt the traditional wellness industry by creating more innovative and entertaining products that cater to the growing market of wellness consumers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Striking Sculptural Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculpture-candle.md) - [Architecturally Inspired Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sfumato-candle.md) - [Exquisite Time Lapse Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xl-porcelain-candles.md) - [Unusual Limited-Edition Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-bloom-candle.md) - [Warm Ambient Candle Holders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reflet.md) - [Luxurious Sculptural Candle Holders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural-candle-holders.md) - [Realistic Food Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pantlers-rations.md) - [Mechanical Candle-Inspired Timers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/candle-timer.md) - [Naturally Inspired Digital Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magma-lamp.md)