The trio of founders: Christiane Gautrot an interior designer, Desmond Knox-Leet, a painter, and Yves Coueslant, a theater director and set designer have traveled all around the world, returning home with memories, fragrances, aspirations and inspiration. The Diptyque story began in Paris at 34 boulevard Saint-Germain with, at its heart, these friends driven by the same creative passion. The collection is imprinted with a distinctive and particular olfactory signature.