It is perhaps by contemplating the celestial vault that men have felt mysterious forces above them. Under their feet, the ground also possessed its secrets peopled with invisible beings. Many civilizations have told it in the form of stories and transmitted through their myths, their rites, their popular festivals. Four-leaf clover, miniature elephant, Japanese cat maneki neko, etc
All cultures of the world have imagined how to tame what they did not master. Thus were born the bearers, a universal story. This dive into the heart of the universe of charms was the starting point of this collection to celebrate the end of the year celebrations.
It is said that the flame of a candle symbolizes the sun rising every morning. To celebrate the transition from one year to another as a renewal, diptyque wishes you luck, protection and harmony with its three new lucky creations. Their olfactory composition uses plants and ingredients deemed beneficial. As for the red, green and blue color attributed to each candle, according to a legend from Latin America, it reinforces each wish.
PROTECTION
HARMONIE
CHANCE
THE ILLUSTRATOR: Olaf Hajek
The world of Olaf Hajek is populated with encounters where ancient myths, legends, tales meet. Inspired by the universal symbols of epics and religious traditions that weave patterns and folklore of different cultures, Olaf Hajek has created his own strange and mysterious universe. The warm and lively colors, the songs of the birds, the rustling of an exuberant nature answer each other, open to all imaginaries. His work thus oscillates between realism and naive art in unexpected pictorial associations.
