A NOSE FOR DESIGN : The smell of freshly cut stone from the Italian quarries of Carrara and Versiglia was the starting point for designer Michael Anastassiades ‘ first home fragrance line with Alessi.

“There was a combined smell of smoke and gasoline. Then there was the smell of damp earth. Lastly, there was the smell of spring flowers, thyme, rosemary, and the subtle smell of poppies, together with the soft resin on the bark of pine trees in the vicinity,” he detailed.

And while the Cypriot-born, London-based creative may be best known for his lighting creations for upscale design brands like Flos or most recently, his furniture for Fritz Hansen, Anastassiades said he has had a strong olfactory sense since he was young. “All my childhood memories are around smells, whether s

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