Davidoff Cigars announced its collaboration with British pop art artist Boyarde Messenger. The global brand for premium cigars and accessories launches an ultra-limited Masterpiece humidor collection of its Dome humidor, with each of the five available pieces displaying artwork by Boyarde. Furthermore, all humidors come with specially crafted cigars unique to each piece.
Carrying on the brand’s approach of collaborations with artists who apply their craft to Davidoff’s sophisticated humidors, the Davidoff & Boyarde Masterpiece Humidor Collection is a novelty for both brands: Each sought inspiration in the other’s art form, which they incorporated in their craft. The result is a symbiosis of the most exclusive kind, in which the creative work and craftsmanship from both sides merged into one very distinguished story reserved for those who obtain one of the five humidors with their specially created cigars.
“Boyarde’s unconventional pop art paintings on our humidors vary widely from the style we pursued with collaborations with other artists in the past,” says Edward Simon, CMO at Oettinger Davidoff. “It was a joy to see how Boyarde’s art and our cigars came together in each of these five humidors. Our craftsmanship and our blends underpinned and elevated Boyarde’s paintings and vice versa. In a day and age where luxury is more widely accessible, these five individual pieces are the ultimate expression of uniqueness and will be highly sought-after by those appreciating this level of exclusivity.”
Boyarde Messenger, the founder of Boyarde Art House, has been hand-painting on unusual canvases for over 15 years. The objects into which Boyarde breathes new life with her paintings range from luxury bags to shoes and clothes. Today, Boyarde Art House has solidified its reputation as one of the leading brands for one-of-a-kind art worldwide. Quality, creativity, and craftsmanship are at the center of Boyarde’s work. The process of hand-painting the five Dome humidors for Davidoff was elaborate: Boyarde invested five months in the painting of each humidor, which required the appliance of up to 40 layers of paint and the usage of 40 different brushes with nibs as small as one-third of a millimeter.
Davidoff & Boyarde Masterpiece Humidor Collection – Where Art Meets Craft
Classically Noir
Inspired by the Golden Age of Hollywood, this humidor reflects the protagonists’ familiar struggles between life and love. The vintage style “poster” design displays the storytelling around the power play. At the same time, the cigars created for the humidor underpin this mature character. The well-aged Toro cigars were blended and rolled seven years ago.
Elementary
This humidor exudes elegance and refinement through the sheer clean lines and simplicity of the design, playing on nature’s elements in the most graphic form. The Toro cigars presented in the humidor, which aged for seven years, convey that same instant pleasure.
Geometrically Speaking
While the geometrics on this humidor create a confident, clean backdrop, they also offer a pleasant dichotomy against the floating objects, symbolizing the elegance, refinement, and relaxation associated with the classic gentleman. The exclusive Toro cigars, aged for ten years, emphasize these characteristics.
Instinctively
Inspired by Boyarde’s time in Belize and the never-ending twists and turns in the heart of the jungle, this humidor displays the artist’s signature-painted leopard in all its stealth and grace. The humidor’s cigars reflect the dynamic design. Having aged for ten years, the exclusive Toros perfectly match the fine artwork on the humidor.
The Direct Gaze
This humidor juxtaposes the traditional notion of masculine and feminine: masculine lines of geometrics and bold shapes combined with a female subject holding a direct gaze at the spectator. The Perfecto cigars created for the humidor, blended and rolled nine years ago, offer a unique taste experience exclusive to those possessing this humidor.
The five Davidoff & Boyarde Masterpiece humidors will be available from 7 September 2023 in five locations worldwide:
Classically Noir | Monaco
Elementary | Istanbul
Geometrically Speaking | Brussels
Instinctively | Hong Kong
The Direct Gaze | New York City