10 perfumes designed by famous architects

Marc Newson designed the Flacon d'Exception for Louis Vuitton, a one-liter crystal bottle by Baccarat presented under a glass bell on natural leather. Frank Gehry transformed the same bottle's cap into a sculptural metal form for Les Extraits Collection. Zaha Hadid created a dark, sinuous glass bottle for Donna Karan Woman, resembling her building The Opus. Thomas Heatherwick twisted a rectangular bottle for Christian Louboutin Beauté, with gradient glass from amber to violet. India Mahdavi reinterpreted Dior's J'adore bottle with a limited edition of 1,000 hand-blown Murano glass pieces by Salviati. Ron Arad designed an ergonomic figure-eight bottle in polished Zamac alloy for Kenzo, with a hidden thumb-operated spray. Nendo created Totem by Kenzo, a dark violet glass bottle with stacked volumes and a color-coded thread, plus a logo of three geometric shapes. Jean-Michel Frank designed trapezoidal bottles for Elsa Schiaparelli's first perfume line in the 1930s, using cork packaging. New Affiliates designed Rock River Melody for Régime des Fleurs, a minimalist glass bottle. James Turrell created two limited-edition crystal flacons for Lalique, Range Rider and Purple Sage, inspired by pyramids and stupas, acting as light prisms.