# Color-Changing Candles The Nendo Sunset Pillar Candles Burn to Reveal Gradient Hues By M | Published 2016-01-24 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pillar-candle References: [mentalfloss](http://mentalfloss.com/article/74216/sunset-candle-changes-color-it-burns) & [nendo.jp](http://www.nendo.jp/) [Nendo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nendo-andon-table) is a Japanese design brand that recently put together a line of [pillar candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/california-incline) that creatively replicate the changing of colors in a setting sun. The line of votives, fittingly dubbed the Sunset Candles, offer white candles with a colored centre that reveals itself as the candle continues to burn. The melting effect replicates that of a setting sun on a smaller and much more intimate scale. Watching a sun set is one of the most breathtaking views, filled with all sorts of color blending into one another. The Sunset Candles aim to capture this aesthetic with a waxy white exterior followed with a colored centre. The votives range in height as well as color with shades such as dark blue, lavender and bright orange. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.8/10 - Popularity: 24% | Activity: 21% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## 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 - **Color-changing Products:** The Nendo Sunset Candles demonstrate the demand for products that change color over time, creating an interactive and visually appealing experience. - **Replicating Natural Phenomena:** The creation of candles that mimic the changing colors of a setting sun taps into the trend of replicating natural phenomena in design, providing a unique and immersive sensory experience. - **Intimate Scale Design:** The intimate scale design trend, as demonstrated by the Sunset Candles, offers opportunities for creating personalized and visually captivating products that enhance smaller spaces and moments. ### Where This Applies - **Home Decor:** The home decor industry can explore incorporating color-changing elements into various products, such as candles, lighting fixtures, and decorative items, to provide customers with unique and dynamic design options. - **Design and Architecture:** The design and architecture industry can leverage the trend of replicating natural phenomena to create immersive experiences, such as incorporating color-changing elements in building facades or interior spaces. - **Gift and Souvenir:** The gift and souvenir industry can capitalize on the intimate scale design trend by offering personalized and customizable products, such as color-changing candles, that evoke a sense of uniqueness and sentimentality. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [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) - [Beeswax Sculptural Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/greentree.md) - [Architecturally Inspired Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sfumato-candle.md) - [Sculpted Holiday Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pastel-palette.md) - [Luxe Candle-Melting Lamp](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/infra-luna-20.md) - [Fall-Inspired Beeswax Taper Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beeswax-taper-candles.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)