PrismaNero stands out for its dedication to art and craftsmanship, bringing a new level of love and attention to detail in the aesthetics of its bottles. As in the creation of our perfumes, we now apply with the same love and passion a unique process to invest our productions with handmade artisanal crowns. This is not just an aesthetic choice, but a declaration of love for craftsmanship. Each production becomes a work of art, a way to offer our customers an unprecedented experience.

 

A perfume embodies an authentic harmony, which preserves abstract concepts, and its casing must have the ability to shape our perception, putting at our disposal interpretative tools that allow us to understand the intent of its creator. Already in ancient times, the first bottles were made with a vast range of materials, ranging from alabaster to stone, from hippopotamus teeth to rhino horns, before moving on to glass and porcelain. These containers were expertly adorned with precious stones, laminated with gold and silver, and sometimes enriched with shells and crystals.

 

PrismaNero crowns are the result of a profound respect and love for the art of transforming matter. The term "crown" has origins from the Greek "Koronè," which means "everything curved and folded." Since ancient times, crowns have been used as precious symbols of recognition, used to crown the heads of prominent figures and deities. It symbolically represented arriving at a goal or achieving an objective or even putting a sign in plain sight. A seal  of public recognition of his power. From the word crown by extension we have: to raise to the throne, to invest with regal dignity, to surround, to garland, to girdle, to reward, to proclaim, to declare, to encircle, to surround. The crowns were distinctive symbols, for example, Jupiter was adorned with crowns of Iscio and Oak, Apollo with the Laurel, Minerva with the Olive, Venus with the Myrtle, Neptune and Vulcan with the Pine, Bacchus with the Ivy, while Ears of wheat were assigned to Ash, poplar branches to Hercules, crowns of daffodils to the Furies and Prosepina. For example, the laurel wreath symbolized wisdom and glory, it surrounded the foreheads of the winners of athletic celebrations such as the Olympic or Delphic Games and was a distinctive symbol of the greatest scholars and poets, called "laureates" when wearing it. Laurel was considered a sacred plant in classical culture: it was associated in particular with the god Apollo, god of the sun and wisdom, music, poetry, sculpture and painting. Apollo's predilection for the laurel is sublimated in the different versions of the myth of Apollo and Daphne. The characteristic of the plant, which is evergreen, makes it a perfect symbol of immortality and extends its value to immortal glory. The laurel wreath, in Latin corona laurea, being therefore a symbol of wisdom, is evidently the basis of the etymology of the term laurea. Laurus nobilis is considered one of the best plants for hedge formation in temperate climate regions. It was also used to preserve books and parchments and to prepare the classic laurel wreaths. Today, as well as in the kitchen, it is used to perfume rooms and its dried leaves placed in wardrobes or in clothing pockets are an excellent defense against moths.

 

In the context of the Christian religion, mention is made of crowns in relation to Christos and Mary. For the Cristos meaning "the anointed with the perfume of a woman", a crown of thorns is spoken of, although it is not certain which specific plant was involved. Some suggest the Euphorbia, others the Oak Wreath, still others the Rose stems, and finally, according to older sources, a weave of Thorny Acanthus Wreath. The name achantus derives from the Greek ἄκανθος (àcanthos) and refers to the thorns of the leaves and capsules that contain the seeds. Acanthus was also a nymph who was transformed by Apollo into the flower of the same name. The Greek capital was used as a terminal symbol of the columns, with the motif of its leaves. In ancient mythology Acanthus was a beautiful nymph who attracted the attention of Apollo; However, the god's desire was not reciprocated and when he tried to kidnap her, Acanthus, rebelling, scratched his face. So Apollo, to take revenge for this affront, transformed her into a plant covered with thorns. The story therefore speaks of an unrequited love, in which the same love scars the face of the ardent  of the beloved. The thorns therefore,  they represent that yearning, that feeling where the heart, in front of the loved one who does not reciprocate, becomes inflamed with desire and suffering and is gently worn out. It represents a form of transformation, in which the heart slowly melts, like heated wax, like a slow consumption, a liquefaction. This metamorphosis represents a softer path to destruction, a process of liquefying emotions, ultimately leading to healing and renewal. Yearning is the brother of destruction which has taken a more delicate, more romantic, we could say slower path. If destruction,  it could be represented by uncontrolled anger, pining would be a strong sense of guilt for not being able to realize the desire. 

 

While it is true that the thorns are stuck in the flesh, they represent more than scratches, superficial wounds caused by an animal or a paw of a lion's claws. A process that has begun which inexorably brings about a disintegration, of course, but in the softer state of melting and putrefaction  and decomposition. 

 

As for Mary, her crown is generally represented by twelve stars, a symbol of great significance in the Christian tradition. The symbolism of the twelve stars is associated with the signs of the zodiac. From the Latin zodiăcus, from the ancient Greek zōidiakós, 'figure, celestial sign';  derived from zôion 'animal' and then 'image, figure' and  kýklos ; meaning of "circle of celestial figures" or also "Circle of celestial animals". Starting from the original term of corona "everything curved and folded",  suggests that Maria would have taken an "honorary degree", so to speak, in the fascinating subject of "astrology", or  study of the stars. Astrology from Ancient Greek: ἀστρολογία, astrologhía, aster / astros, "star", logia, "speech". Logic of the stars, according to which the disposition of celestial bodies with respect to the Earth influences collective and individual human events. However, we know that in ancient times the stars represent a path in which there was a sort of cyclicality. In this regard, in fact, many stories of heroes are associated with the crossing of twelve doors or twelve hardships to reach the long-awaited goal. The Book of the Twelve Doors is part of those funerary texts of the ancient Egyptian religion that should guide the deceased on his journey to the afterlife, represented as a desert, to allow him to "live" again in the afterlife. These are stories centered on the nocturnal journey of the Sun god on his boat (in its various manifestations) and the fight against entities that try, at night, to stop him so as not to make him resurrect in the morning. We could attribute the same meaning to Cristos (the one anointed by the perfume of a woman) in which he fights against the thorns stuck inside his head which make him suffer. The "crowns"  they represent the final stage, the limit point a person can reach. 

That's why when you use a perfume, with a handmade crown, you open a door to time travel. It's like entering a world where attention to detail was paramount. These crowns aren't just bottle accessories; they are evidence of an art that persists despite the challenges of the modern world. They represent resilience. From the Latin resilire, with the concrete meaning of 'jump back, return quickly, suddenly, bounce, gush' and with the translated meaning of 'withdraw, shrink, contract, but also coagulate. They are a reminder that beauty can emerge from the tireless hands and chaos of the human heart, and that tradition can be a source of inspiration for the future.  They are tangible testimonies of the importance of man's work on matter in understanding its countless transformations and the principles that drive the changes.