Bleecker Street in Manhattan’s West Village features a remarkable array of intimate designer shops, and the Parisian perfume house of Diptyque recently joined this chic line-up. Diptyque’s New York boutique is one of only two in the United States (the other is located in San Francisco), so if you’re in the metropolitan area and you’re not planning a trip to Paris any time soon, a visit to this store is the best way to experience the Diptyque aesthetic. Just like the company’s signature packaging, the boutique’s decor is a mix of minimalism and poetic detail. One wall is painted matte black, one is veiled with sheer white fabric, and one is currently hung with a larger-than-life reproduction of a Rococo painting of Bathsheba performing her toilette.
Diptyque’s cult-classic candles, in every available fragrance, occupy one side of the shop. On the top shelf of their display, a row of small flat-screen monitors shows a continuous video loop of the candles lit with flickering flames…
