Naryla Large Mango Wood Lantern - Dark Stain

The large Naryla is 23cm tall and 25cm across, with a mouth blown glass shade seated in a turned mango wood base. The glass is a broad onion shape, its belly running out well past the width of the base before it draws in to a short neck and a plain cut rim. The base is a deep ring of mango wood with a rebate turned into the top that the glass sits down into, stained dark so the grain shows as bands through it. A turned wooden dish with a chiselled edge sits inside, on the floor of the glass.

At 25cm across this is the wider of the two Naryla lanterns and it takes a small pillar candle rather than a tealight. That puts a standing flame inside a body of glass 25cm across, which makes it a centrepiece for a dining table or a single piece on a sideboard rather than one of a run. The widest part of the belly sits level with the middle of the candle, so the light goes out through the fullest part of the glass.

The glass is recycled. Waste glass is collected and washed to take out impurities, then crushed, melted and mouth blown into a mould, and the wall of the shade is visibly uneven in thickness. The base is mango wood, a by-product of mango farming, and the grain differs from one base to the next. The dark stain is an alternative to the natural mango wood the Naryla is otherwise made in, and the lantern is also made at 14cm tall and 13cm across. The candle is not included.

How big is it?

23cm tall and 25cm across. The same lantern is made at 14cm tall and 13cm across.

What candle does it take?

A small pillar candle, standing on the turned wooden dish inside the glass. The smaller size takes a tealight instead.

Is the glass recycled?

Yes. Waste glass is collected and washed to take out impurities, then crushed and melted down before it is mouth blown into a mould.

Can it be used outdoors?

No. It is for indoor use only.

How do I look after it?

A soft, dry cloth regularly for dust and dirt, and a microfibre cloth in a circular motion on the glass. Rubbing an edible oil such as olive or walnut into the wood with a cloth will protect it, though it may darken the tone. Excess wax comes off with warm water and a mild dish soap, dried immediately and never left to soak.

Does it get hot in use?

Yes. Stand the candle securely, keep the flame away from the glass, keep it out of reach of children, wait until it has cooled fully before handling it, and never leave a burning candle unattended.