Marchanta honors the rich and diverse beauty of the Dominican Republic with functional sculptures made by local artisans and craftworkers. Marchanta’s signature shape evokes the rattan baskets used by Dominican marchantas, piled high with colorful fruits and fragrant flowers to be sold in town.
Coralina marble sculpture, “vasija” clay candle holder with 22k gold rim, and “velon” scented candle refills.
Marchanta sculpture is made of Coralina Classico, a sedimentary stone similar to limestone known for its rich texture and tiny fossilized elements. Sourced in Boca Chica, on the Dominican Republic’s southern coast. Carved using state-of-the-art techniques and finished by hand.
Vasija candle holder is handmade of local clay and finished with a 22k gold rim.
The signature scent, MARCHANTA 01, is designed in collaboration with Bertrand Douchafour and formulated in Grasse, France.
Notes: Tobacco leaf, palo santo, vetiver, cedar.
Scented candle refills are poured by hand.
