The objects we surround ourselves with, or find ourselves surrounded by, can either be a source of pain (think unopened bills and jury summons) or pleasure (a beautiful design object). In the case of Officine Universelle Buly 1803, it’s about celebrating that delightful side to the umpteenth degree.Made with internationally sourced ingredients including Australian emu oil and Moroccan poppy powder, the offerings include water-based perfumes, boar’s hair toothbrushes, and handmade boxwood hair combs from Japan. Formulas are created free of phenoxyethanol, parabens, and silicone, housed in 18th century style wooden display units. Whether its weighty, opaque white bottles with hefty golden, engraved bottle tops and intricate illustrations or a marble and metal fragrant lantern to diffuse candle scents through light rather than fire, Buly offers creations for the design connoisseur.Its inspirations take on less conventional forms like ceramic pencils infused with perfume, garden vegetable-inspired water perfumes, and sculptural metallic boxes for home scent diffusion. Customized packing and products with design choices, calligraphy, engravings, and embossings make up another tenant of its DNA. There are 276 different monograms to engrave on soap bars for example, while when it comes to gift wrapping, Buly’s head wrappers were trained in the Japanese art of origata, which encompasses 3,600 different folds. Creative partnerships include traveler’s kits with velvet interiors and gold stitched lettering offered for passengers aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express and a collection of eight fragrances inspired by artworks hanging in the Louvre, launched in 2022.