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diptyque — Cover

About diptyque

A white paper oval pasted onto clear glass, a hairline black keyline, and inside it a name drawn by hand — capitals that ride up and down off the baseline, words that turn into the cypress or the gardenia they describe. That is the whole system.

Built on the house's own stated code of black against white, solids and voids, this theme keeps colour off the page entirely. Wide centred margins, plain rectangles, single-weight line drawings, and one ellipse doing all the framing work.

Learn more about the diptyque style

Origin
Paris, France — 34 boulevard Saint-Germain, 6th arrondissement
Era
1961 boutique opened; first three candles 1963; oval label system continuous through 2020s
Key figures
Christiane Gautrot · Desmond Knox-Leet · Yves Coueslant
Movements
French apothecary labelling · 18th-century engraved medallion motifs · Hand-drawn calligram lettering

diptyque design spec

Colors

Background
Surface
Primary
Secondary
Accent
Text

Typography

Bodoni ModaHeadings
ArchivoBody
DM MonoMono
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