555 Becoming
Black Coconut & Cashmere Wood
The chapter with which Milan began.
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Before There Were Seven, There Was 555.
The House debuted on November 11, 2021 with one numbered Chapter: 555 Becoming.
From that first release came the idea at the center of Milan: the candle shapes the room; the number marks the life in motion.
11 路 11 路 2021
A House Built From Lived Experience.
Luis Garcia, a Philadelphia native, United States Army combat veteran and entrepreneur, built Milan around a conviction: the seasons of a life deserve to be marked, not merely passed through.
555 Becoming was the first expression of that idea, and the Chapter from which the House grew.
The First Chapter, Presented.
In 2021, Black Coconut and Cashmere Wood was featured at select Black Badge Ghost launch events, with support from Rolls鈥慠oyce Motor Cars NA for Milan鈥檚 Mission.
This collaboration was specific to the 2021 events and does not imply an ongoing affiliation.
A ChangeMade Visible.
555 marks Becoming: the space between what has been and what comes next.
Not arrival. Motion.
555 Becoming
Black Coconut & Cashmere Wood
The first Chapter of Milan.
House presentation included 路 Complimentary standard U.S. shipping 路 Orders leave Milan within 72 hours; tracking follows by email.
Object details
- 13 oz (369 g) 路 50+ hour burn
- Wide wooden wick
- Coconut, soy and beeswax blend
- Poured by hand in Laguna Niguel, California
Dark Woods.
Quiet Authority.
Black coconut and cashmere wood give 555 its deep, masculine character. Warm, polished and quietly assured.
Poured in Laguna Niguel.
Each 555 is poured by hand in small batches in Laguna Niguel, California. One composition. One vessel. One Chapter, finished by hand.
- 13 oz
- Net wax fill
- 50+ hours
- Approximate burn
- One wide wick
- Wooden wick
Coconut, soy and beeswax blend.
Considered Until the Moment It Opens.
Every 555 arrives sealed and boxed in Milan House presentation. The presentation belongs to the object. It carries the experience from the vessel to the moment it changes hands.
From the House, to Yours.
Dispatch
Orders leave Milan within 72 hours of receipt. Complimentary standard U.S. shipping is included; tracking follows by email.
Presentation
House presentation is included with every 555.
Private Pourings
555 is poured in small batches. House List members receive first access when a new pouring is released.
The ChapterRemains inMotion.
555 opened the House on 11.11.2021. It remains the Chapter for what comes next.
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