Diptyque’s Advent Calendar becomes a craftsman’s enchanted forest
The French fragrance house unveils its most anticipated calendar yet, a wooden wonderland adorned with hand carved characters by artist Jean Simon Roch and brimming with seasonal treasures.
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The Diptyque Advent Calendar emerges this season as something between a sculptural installation and a collector’s cabinet, its navy surface alive with the intricate wooden figures of Jean Simon Roch’s imagination. Each character has been hand carved in the artist’s distinctive style, their forms stacked and clustered across the box like inhabitants of a forest caught in perpetual play. Pale wood tones suggest fir trees, mushrooms and mysterious creatures; gold leaf catches the light on certain details; red and natural beads punctuate the composition with warmth.
Roch’s characters belong to what Diptyque calls the Enchanted Forest, a universe that has animated the house’s aesthetic this year. His work carries the mark of genuine craft: each piece is individual, responsive to the wood’s grain and the artist’s hand. The calendar box itself becomes an object of contemplation before it is opened, a moment of pause in the season’s rush.
Behind each numbered door lies one of the house’s holiday selections: scented candles, room fragrances, body care and accessories that capture Diptyque’s particular understanding of refinement. The calendar transforms the daily ritual of countdown into something tactile and unexpected, a collaboration between a fragrance house steeped in Parisian heritage and an artist whose vision translates craft into wonder.
Available from Diptyque boutiques and selected retailers worldwide.
Imagery courtesy of Diptyque (@diptyque).