#beeswax-candles

#beeswax-candles

Frailes Atelier takes its name from its position on one of Valladolid's main shopping streets, the pretty, cobblestoned Calzada de los Frailes. To call it a candle shop would be underselling it-it feels more like an art gallery, with candlesticks taking the form of long-stem roses and twisted architectural shapes, all crafted in the city from 100 percent beeswax. The space, set out around a central table like the dining room of a private home, is warm and informal.

There's a whole lot of landfill fodder (Labubus) being churned out these days, and holiday shopping can sometimes feel nerve-racking when you don't want to contribute to, well, the influx of junk. But when I mention eco-friendly holiday gifts, visions of dancing Deadhead bears and hacky-sack-tossing Phish Phans (nothing but big love for both of these camps, by the way) might dance in your head. Sustainable gift ideas don't have to be cringe and crunchy, though; in the post-Goop digital shopping landscape [puffs chamomile pre-roll], eco-friendly gifts run the gamut of tried-and-true, old school planet-friendly kitchen hacks ( beeswax wraps forever) and a new wave of chic (these Pierre Cardin-looking, BPA-free kitchen containers) and high-tech (the Mill food recycler) finds.