Creative director Matthieu Blazy gained inspiration for the Bottega Veneta fragrance collection from the heritage of the house and it’s origin city Venice. The magical city of canals has long been a hub of cross-cultural trade and interaction and thus, each fragrance contains essences — that are of 100% natural origin — from all corners of the globe.

Each of the five perfumes is meant to evoke exotic fantasies of far flung travels and meaningful moments. Reminiscent of a holiday under the Mediterranean sun is Colpe di Sole, which has notes of French Angelica oil and orange blossom from Morocco. Come with Me blends zingy Italian Bergamot and powdery violet. Redolent of salt water on skin is Acqua Sale, a blend of woody labdanum from Spain and Macedonian juniper oil. Déjà Minuit (which roughly translates to “already midnight”) is the sexiest of the bunch, with subtly spicy cardamom from Guatemala and heady Geranium blooms from Madagascar. Alchemie is lush with Somalian myrrh laced with pink pepper from Brazil for a decidedly luxe lingering aroma.

Blazy forms the perfume bottles with luxuriously texture to recall the undulating waters of Venice. The design has a further nod to the world-renowned glass blowers of Murano. Bottles sit on a stand of green Verde Saint Denis marble, reminiscent of Venetian architecture. Even the cap, made of wood, pays homage to the foundation of Venetian palaces which need to be raised when the waters rise.