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Daniel Libeskind toasts Hennessy's namesake with new crystal decanter design

2022-03-10T12:04:00-05:00

A celebration was on hand Tuesday night for the legendary French label Hennessy as it joined with Daniel Libeskind to unveil the architect’s newly re-designed Richard cognac decanter in tribute to the brand’s namesake and founder Richard Hennessy.

A host of Hollywood A-listers including Naomi Watts and Henry Golding joined the architect and Hennessy master blender Renaud Fillioux de Gironde for a cocktail party at a private location in Brooklyn.

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The Baccarat crystal decanter is topped by an arrow and holds within it the rarest blend of cognac that Hennessy has ever made. With the addition of his collaboration with the 257-year-old house to a list of works that includes a recent ice hockey arena in Finland and the Jewish Museum in Berlin, Libeskind now joins rank with Frank Gehry, who designed his own signature decanter for the label in 2020.

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Frank Gehry designs "masterpiece decanter" for Hennessy X.O. 150th Anniversary

2020-09-28T11:02:00-04:00

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Hennessy X.O., the French cognac distiller has unveiled a sculptural decanter designed by Frank Gehry. Using his signature style, Gehry reimagines Hennessy X.O's classic design. The new bottle is wrapped with crinkled 24 carat gold-dipped bronze and encased in a "fractured" glass glorifier to illustrate its inspirations of water and light.

"I wanted to bring it to life, and so I took inspiration from its birthplace and used this crumpling effect of the material that gives it a feeling of movement," Gehry said in a statement. "The materials I've chosen catch the light and make this a really beautiful object on its own, but then you realize it is a bottle of Hennessy X.O."

Gehry has also pulled from past explorations in his conception of the packaging for this new collection. The decanter, glorifier, and fusil are packaged in a protective case made imprinted with Gehry's signature and made of compressed cardboard, paying homage to Gehry's ear...