THX 1138 (Two-Disc Director's Cut Special Edition)

This perfume tells a story of white flowers. Its name and its bottle are an allusion to the wager made between the Count of Artois, the brother of Louis XVI, and Queen Marie-Antoinette, to build a castle on the site of a ruined cottage in the Bois de Boulogne-all in under ten weeks. The sculptural bottle, with its draped shoulders, recalls a caryatid from the castle in the Bagatelle gardens.This timeless fragrance is available in a decorative, refillable spray canis ...

By interpreting plant forms in cast metal, Aram presents work which is evocative of a natural environment transformed and redefined. Says the designer, This collection was really born out of the sense I have of haute couture. There is a velvety luxury – an almost gothic quality – to representing orchids in blackened nickel. To me, the pieces feel seductive and graceful, yet dark and unexpected.

12-ounce double-old fashioned glass from the Aarne barware collection from iittala

Clear blown glass

Dishwasher-safe

Originally created by artist-designer Goran Hongell in 1948

Gold medal winner at the 1954 Milan Triennale; New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) permanent collection