An English take on masculine sophistication

dunhill was founded in London in 1893 by Alfred Dunhill, who saw an opportunity in propelling his father's carriage fittings business into motoring accessories. Building on over 130 years of British craftsmanship, innovation and refined English style, today the Maison creates men’s ready-to-wear, leather goods, hard luxury and accessories of uncompromising quality. From its origins in motor car furnishings, providing 'everything but the motor', to its contemporary wardrobe and lifestyle offer, dunhill continues to express a spirit of ingenuity, connoisseurship and timeless masculine elegance.

Each Aquarium lighter presented at Homo Faber 2026 is created using the reverse intaglio technique, in which the design is carved by hand into the back of optical-grade acrylic, then painted in reverse, layer by layer. The finished image appears suspended within the transparent body. The process requires exceptional control, as every incision, colour and detail must be considered from the opposite side before the piece is assembled with its engraved metal base.