Provider Store
Provider Store was founded in Sydney's Surry Hills in 2014 by Tara Bennett, who returned from Japan overwhelmed by that country's reverence for craft — for objects that are both useful and beautiful. The Rake stocks the full candle range in Newcastle and online.
Slow made, Japanese soul
Each candle is hand-poured with pure soy wax into a ceramic vessel made by a family-run kiln in Seto, Japan — a teacup that keeps living long after the wax is gone. The scents are named in Japanese, each one a translation of a mood, a place, a time of day.
The vessel stays
When the wax is gone, the vessel doesn't go in the bin. It goes back to Provider — or stays in your kitchen as a coffee cup or tea bowl. Bring a spent candle back to a stockist and have it refilled, in any scent you choose. Japanese craft, Australian making, a closed loop.
Tabako — Tobacco
A smokey, woody aroma with hints of cardamom and clove balanced with leather. Warm and grounding — burn on a cold night.
Leather · Tobacco · Cardamom · Clove
Sakura — Cherry Blossom
Light and clean — a fresh everyday scent, reminiscent of clean laundry and open windows. The easiest burn in the range.
Cherry Blossom · Vanilla · Tonka Bean · Bergamot
Hikari — Light
One of the most popular scents in the range. Woody and grounded with delicate citrus — a daytime burn that brings clarity to a room.
Sandalwood · Bergamot · Fir Needle · Oud
Dāku — Dark
The opposite of Hikari — rich, sweet and nocturnal. The aroma of a late-night whisky at a dimly lit bar. Burn after dinner.
Earthy Fig · Oak · Caramel · Patchouli
Komorebi — Light filtering through the trees
A Japanese pine forest with incense drifting through the air. Dappled light warming a forest floor.
Pine · Hinoki · Incense · Cedar Wood
Onsen — Hot Spring
A mountainous Japanese ryokan, soaking in a hinoki bath. Woody, calming and deeply restorative. A bathroom essential.
Cedar · Frankincense · Sandalwood · Hinoki
Maido — Welcome
Grounding, calming, tension-easing. Named after Provider's own café — a space designed to slow people down.
Incense · Amber · Guaiac Wood · Cedar
Provider Store — the signature scent
Spicy and forest-fresh — a scent that signals to your nervous system that it's time to slow down. This is what the store smells like.
Vetiver · Lemon · Black Pepper · Patchouli
Shiki — Ceremony
A Japanese temple, the moment you light incense before paying your respects. Frankincense, spice and warmth. Ceremonial and still.
Frankincense · Amber · Clove · Spice
Rakkī — Lucky
Fresh floral balanced with grounding woody warmth. Mood-lifting and stress-easing — a great warm-weather scent.
Magnolia · Cedarwood · Amber · Sandalwood
How do the refills work?
Bring your spent candle vessel back to a stockist and have it refilled in any scent — the vessel is yours to keep.
Which scent should I start with?
Hikari and Provider Store (the signature scent) are the two most popular — clean, woody, and easy to live with. Email shop@therake.com.au if you want a recommendation based on your space.
Still deciding on a scent?
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