The candles came first. Not chosen to impress, but to accompany. Before they were styled, candles were necessary. In many village homes, they marked evenings where electricity was unavailable—small flames used for work, prayer, conversation, and waiting out the night. Light was practical before it was decorative. LR candles did not reinvent this. They responded to it. What had long been used was reimagined—not to replace its purpose, but to honor it. Objects that could still