Our Story
Portlandia Candle Company started innocently enough one night over steaks and beer, perhaps a little too much beer - but sometimes a little too much of something can be a good thing. From an abundance of laughter and camaraderie came the realization that our tight knit group of friends had experienced similar hardships. Among us, we shared out-of-the-blue setbacks, life-altering news, and unexpected loss. And from these misfortunes, a common understanding that life is full of dichotomy. Sometimes serious, sometimes hilarious. Sometimes both, simultaneously. And from this, Portlandia Candle Company was spawned. Our goal is to make candles for you that resonate with the idea that life is rife with incongruity: events in our lives can be both serious and whimsical, simultaneously. Our candles showcase seriously beautiful craftsmanship, with surprisingly unexpected whimsy.