The privacy friendly smart home
Candle is different.
We believe smart should also mean ethical. We've taken the best from the open source and maker communities to show a different way forward.
Privacy by Design
Your data never leaves your home. It's that simple.
Respectful
Family and friends shouldn't feel watched or profiled in your home.
More secure
Most companies' data-driven business models lead to fundamentally poor security.
Empowering
Our guides make it easy to build it yourself - no soldering or programming required.
Affordable
Inspired by IKEA, you get a low price by clicking the parts together yourself.
Visit our launch exhibit at Dutch Design Week:
Build it yourself
The central controller
Candle's central hub stores your data and allows you to create and manage all the connected sensors and switches. We like hiding it inside a candle.
Electricity use sensor
Seeing how much electricity your home uses can be revealing. It can help you save money - and the environment.
Temperature, humidity and barometer sensor
The barometer can predict the weather - even without an internet connection.
Smart lock
Let's not involve the internet here. Open doors by sending a password in an SMS. For extra security you could choose which phone numbers may do this.
Dust sensor
Did you know that our indoor air quality is usually much lower than the outdoor air quality. This sensor uses a laser to detect very fine particles in the air, and can trigger an air filter.
Signal hub
Detect and replay wireless signals. This touch-screen device can copy wireless remote controls, or learn to detect signals from cheap security sensors.
Plant health sensor
One device can monitor the moisture level of up to six plants simultaneously, and tell you which ones are thirsty. You could trigger automatic irrigation if you wanted to.
..and many more.
Thousands of people are playing, building and sharing.
“Our goal is to accelerate the industry towards privacy friendly products by showing innovative examples of what these products could look like.”
— Tijmen Schep
Privacy Designer
We believe privacy is an opportunity. Learn more about our code, our principles or our workshops.
Shared principles
We are part of a larger movement that is bringing ethics and technology closer together again.
Our principles