For New York-based Carlos Huber, who founded luxury fragrance collection Arquiste in 2011, olfactory stimulation creates a pathway to a different time and place. A scholar of architecture and historic preservation, Huber infuses his expertly crafted scents with rare ingredients intended to evoke the aromas surrounding notable moments in history. The innovative perfumes and candles recall such events as the 17th-century signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees and the making of spiced cocoa at a Mexican convent in 1695.

For New York-based Carlos Huber, who founded luxury fragrance collection Arquiste in 2011, scents create a pathway to a different time and place. Huber infuses his expertly crafted perfumes and candles with rare ingredients intended to evoke the olfactory essence of notable moments in history.