The Fragrant Jean Nouvel: architect does perfume design
- Published: 20 March 2008 11:41
- Author: James Pallister
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- Last Updated: 20 March 2008 16:39
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The AJ received a mystery package yesterday. Waiting in the courier room was a parcel, not a CD of drawings, not a disk of hi-res pictures, but a shiny plastic bag with the 'Yves Saint Laurent' logo peeking out...
It turns out that Jean Nouvel has designed a bottle of perfume for them. Happily we can't reproduce the scent (following a thorough spraying of the AJ office, annoyed phrases thrown around included 'a turkish wrestler's jockstrap'), but here we give you the low-down on the packaging.
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Unwrapping... Apparently L'HOMME 'expresses a unique combination of luxury and industry'. It's right at home then, on the salubrious surroundings of an AJ staffer's desk. |
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The package unfolds The exterior box is in black matt card overprinted with a gloss 'YSL' logo. Inside is a hard foam block that cases the bottle |
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