I like to think I collect perfume bottles, but I don’t really have the inclination to spend a lot of money on it, so I only buy what I find appealing but still affordable (OK, cheap). It’s more of an offshoot of my love of glass art rather than perfume itself. This Sunday’s NY Times Magazine has a piece on those flasks that house expensive scents. The creation process is like any other collaboration between artist and engineer; it’s all about creative negotiation and resource management. The accompanying slide show has some nifty smoke photography by Mitchell Feinberg.