Manifest Destiny is Conceived and Created in the United States of America. 
A majority of the vendors or products that are involved in the line, come from local vendors within the greater Los Angeles area. Manifest Destiny intends to participate in its national and local economies and commits itself to being aware of the conditions and wages of those contributing to our line of relics. Quality is fun! Manifest Destiny Breathing New Life and Innovation Into the World of Candles The debut product from the Manifest Destiny line provokes both the masculine and feminine sensibilities in what was largely a feminine market. While the line’s name, Manifest Destiny, can be seen in a more apparent way of manifesting one’s destiny, at the root of Manifest Destiny is a more prolific, almost immigrant viewpoint of the American Dream, referring to expansion into unknown territories, conjuring up visions of pioneers, reinventing their lives and the lives of those around them. 
 Wanting to create artifacts that would evoke memories, both personal and collective, Meike Kopp, creator of the line, pioneered a new kind of candle that was no longer just a feminine bath time accoutrement but a multifaceted human experience. She gathered antique photographs that provided her with a Rorschach of imagery with which to fantasize a life and a history, thus creating the fables that have become a part of the Manifest Destiny line. Currently in development are the next series of 4 candles, the characters of which will intersect with series No. 1 via the online fables. Kopp has created the Manifest Destiny Line as a way of offering unique items that provide a sensual blending of the past and present, bearing in mind Einstein’s theory that past, present and future is only an illusion, although a convincing one. Copyright © 2009 Meike Kopp. All Rights Reserved. l Photo by Dan Busta