We've been enamoured by Nonna’s Grocer life-like candles since NSW designer Madeleine Hoy launched them in 2021. Hoy makes her candles in the shape of eggs, lemons, tomatoes, custard apples, squash, apples and mandarins, and they look so accurate you could easily mistake them for the real thing.

And now is the time to get your hands on them as Hoy has decided to offer 15 per cent off everything for a week only.

The candles are made in the same way lost-wax cast jewellery is (a copper cast is moulded in the shape of the object), then traditional candle-making techniques follow suit: dyeing, melting, pouring and wicking. They’re finished off by hand with a little hand carving.

Use code SPRING15 at checkout, or click on this link to automatically apply the discount to your order.