Candles

As we tuck away indoors with the arrival of cooler climes, the aroma-filled flicker of one of your most-loved, best-scented candles can be both meditative and escapist. Case in point? Even if you find yourself city-bound, the most ingeniously designed of the bunch can transport you to a lush orange garden on the Côte d’Azur (in the case of Dior), or Delhi’s humid, narrow streets (thanks to the Parisian ceramics maker Astier de Villatte).

But whether you crave the inviting fragrance of a fireplace or the soft, sleep-inducing notes of fresh violets, there’s more to burning a candle...