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09.12.2016 Shoreditch

Shoreditch en 1938 (Photo by London Express - Getty Images)
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

La robe Jaune (James Tissot, 1836-1902), Musée d'Orsay
Along the way

The Eureka moment first came when man watched a bird’s wings flapping in the air.

07.22.2016 Bulb bubble

Le triomphe de Flore dans le char de la Fortune, vers 1640, par Hendrik Gerritsz. Pot (vers 1580–1657)
Along the way

The speculative bubble caused by tulips in 1637 has the experts split in two camps.

03.17.2016 Manual of soap

Coalescence IV  (oil on linen) © Matthew Johnson (Olsen Irwin Gallery)
Along the way

The vast history of soap spans several eras, and probably all the continents and all cultures.

11.09.2015 Shanghai

Shanghaï dans les années 30'
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

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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

Pierre Loti (1850-1923)
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

Capture d’écran 2015-09-03 à 12.58.57
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

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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

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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

haïku visuel 2
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

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Along the way

For centuries its unique formula has been kept highly confidential, strongly coveted and extensively imitated…

04.20.2015 The Villa Noailles

Villa Noailles. Vue de l'escalier de la piscine. Photographe : Thérèse Bonney.
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

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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

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky 4 (jeune)
Shadow of scents

The diptyque Vinaigre de toilette was inspired to the founders during their trip to Russia…

02.23.2015 Amber Maze (continuation)

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Shadow of scents

At all times amber was used for religious objects, arts and jewellery.

02.16.2015 Who’s afraid of Potpourri?

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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

Gault-Millau
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

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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?

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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

Les Lilas - lierre et statue
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

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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…

01.12.2015 Candles on Beverly Hills

Diptyque Beverly Hills
Crossed paths

At 312 North Beverly Drive Los Angeles, CA 90210

01.01.2015 Candles stories: Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon - 2
Along the way

Directed by Stanly Kubrick, this true masterpiece was entirely and exclusively shot under candlelight…

12.29.2014 Candles stories: the birthday

Georges de La Tour  - Le nouveau né
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

Jean-Baptiste Santerre - jeune fille lisant à la bougie
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

Karlheinz Stockhausen & Rikrit Tiravanija - Oktophonie
Along the way

The diptyque’s founders would never miss a concert of the Maestro in Paris…

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