Diptyque
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Diptyque (French for diptych) is a Paris based company that produces a line of scented candles and perfumes. Founded in 1961 by three friends (painter Desmond Knox-Leet, set designer Yves Coueslant, and Christiane Gautrot, who was working in an architecture firm), Diptyque originally produced printed fabrics, but in 1963 they introduced a line of scented candles which eventually became the main focus of their business. There are now over 50 scented candles in the product line.
In 1968 Diptyque produced their first scented water, L'Eau, which was later followed by a series of other scented waters, which are also available as home products such as soap.
Currently Diptyque has four stores, in Paris, London, Boston and San Francisco.
The name Diptyque (from Ancient Greek δίπτυχος / díptykhos) refers to a painting or sculpture composed of two panels or parts.
In 2005 this privately held niche perfume house was bought by London based Manzanita Capital. [1] [2]
