09.12.2016 Shoreditch Crossed paths The sociological revival of this area may well be striking and spine-tingling but is not without some heartbreak and nostalgia…
08.05.2016 The fan Along the way The Eureka moment first came when man watched a bird’s wings flapping in the air.
07.22.2016 Bulb bubble Along the way The speculative bubble caused by tulips in 1637 has the experts split in two camps.
03.17.2016 Manual of soap Along the way The vast history of soap spans several eras, and probably all the continents and all cultures.
11.09.2015 Shanghai Crossed paths Shanghai was China’s first modern cosmopolitan city, its cultural capital and financial heart of Asia but tormented.
11.02.2015 The way of incense Along the way It’s likely that no other country than Japan ever created such a traditional art of fragrant smoke.
10.29.2015 Rose d’Amour Along the way The rose and its perfume are standing here, just between evocative associations, lost memories and truth.
09.10.2015 Port of Opone Shadow of scents The image of Opone revives all the excitement of an unknown and fantasised Orient that brought to our shelves strange and sought after riches…
08.17.2015 Waltersperger Crossed paths Waltersperger is the last semi-automatic French glass and crystal maker whose work requires highly skilled manual intervention.
07.09.2015 Way of flowers Along the way Unlike a Western bunch of flowers where beauty is the underlying key, Ikebana’s purpose isn’t decorative but of harmony created by a rigorous balance…
06.22.2015 perfumed haiku Along the way Early this summer as a tribute to this literary art, diptyque has accompanied its Eaux Parfumées with a free haiku…
06.04.2015 Eau de Cologne Along the way For centuries its unique formula has been kept highly confidential, strongly coveted and extensively imitated…
04.20.2015 The Villa Noailles Along the way This stylish house was probably the first building of modern architecture in France, and still remains one of the greatest.
03.02.2015 Vanilla love stories Shadow of scents Vanilla – this botanical pod covers history, space, issues, struggles, bankruptcies and shoddy fakes, however vanilla remains associated only with its flavor, its softness or pleasure…
02.26.2015 From Russia with vinaigre Shadow of scents The diptyque Vinaigre de toilette was inspired to the founders during their trip to Russia…
02.23.2015 Amber Maze (continuation) Shadow of scents At all times amber was used for religious objects, arts and jewellery.
02.16.2015 Who’s afraid of Potpourri? Shadow of scents What exactly is potpourri? Why would it be feared? And by the way, who is Mrs. Merwin?
02.05.2015 Merchants of nothing Along the way Gault et Millau, the founders of the famous and influential gastronomic guide, nicknamed diptyque “marchands de rien” meaning sellers of nothing. For decades the diptyque boutique at 34 boulevard Saint-Germain was a very unique place - there was no equal. It was probably the first very chic bazaar. The three founders were curious and intuitive with a refined taste in craftsmanship. As travellers they would go in search of beautiful…
01.29.2015 An hourglass of scents Shadow of scents Time flies says the metaphor but there is no time that answers the sense of smell hence, the idea to create an hourglass of scents…
01.26.2015 Who is the conductor? Along the way A young sales person gets confused by a prestigious long-term customer about an interpretation of Mozart…
01.22.2015 Eau de Lierre Shadow of scents Eau de Lierre was a tribute to long lasting friendships that is at the source of diptyque…
01.15.2015 The house of Les Lilas Along the way The garden of Les Lilas is at the front of the tall house of Hennequeville from where Marcel Proust would telegraph Paris…
01.01.2015 Candles stories: Barry Lyndon Along the way Directed by Stanly Kubrick, this true masterpiece was entirely and exclusively shot under candlelight…
12.29.2014 Candles stories: the birthday Along the way Today, lighting candles for a birthday, and often as many candles as years of age, has become a tradition shared throughout nearly all the cultures of our world…
12.25.2014 Candles stories: science Along the way Lavoisier (1743-1794), who was a chemist, an economist and a philosopher, came to some key conclusions of his times while watching his candle burn.
12.18.2014 Karlheinz Stockhausen Along the way The diptyque’s founders would never miss a concert of the Maestro in Paris…