{"title":"The Apothecary Cabinet","description":"\u003cp\u003eA BaxCo original collection reimagining the packaging of medicine’s past through the language of product design.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"heroin","title":"Heroin","description":"\u003cp\u003eA BAXCO original product-design study reimagining \u003cstrong\u003eBayer's Heroin packaging from 1898\u003c\/strong\u003e, from an extraordinary period when the drug was manufactured, branded, and sold as a legitimate pharmaceutical medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBayer introduced \u003cstrong\u003eHeroin\u003c\/strong\u003e as a commercial brand name for diacetylmorphine at the end of the 19th century. It was promoted for medical use, including as a cough suppressant, before its extraordinary addictive potential became fully understood and its legal status changed dramatically during the decades that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is something almost impossible to reconcile about seeing the word \u003cstrong\u003eHeroin\u003c\/strong\u003e presented on pharmaceutical packaging bearing the name of a company that remains familiar today. It was this strange collision between branding, product design, and what we now know about the drug that became the original inspiration for The Apothecary Cabinet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrint supplied unframed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baxcoart.myshopify.com\/collections\/the-apothecary-cabinet\" title=\"The Apothecary Cabinet\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore The Apothecary Cabinet →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BaxCo","offers":[{"title":"A3","offer_id":60363471946062,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4","offer_id":60363471913294,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":60363471978830,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1065\/6674\/6446\/files\/BaxCoApothecarySeries01Heroin.jpg?v=1786782019"},{"product_id":"cocaine","title":"Cocaine","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA BAXCO original product-design study reimagining a \u003cstrong\u003eMerck cocaine hydrochloride bottle from c. 1900\u003c\/strong\u003e. Cocaine was once widely used in medicine as a local anaesthetic and incorporated into numerous pharmaceutical preparations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCocaine was embraced enthusiastically by late 19th-century medicine, particularly after its remarkable ability to produce local anaesthesia became understood. Pharmaceutical companies manufactured and sold it as a legitimate medical product long before its recreational use and addictive potential came to dominate its reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStripped back to the bottle, label, typography, and chemical structure, \u003cstrong\u003eCocaine\u003c\/strong\u003e captures one of the stranger transformations in pharmaceutical history: from celebrated medical breakthrough and commercially packaged medicine to one of the world's most notorious illegal drugs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrint supplied unframed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baxcoart.myshopify.com\/collections\/the-apothecary-cabinet\" title=\"The Apothecary Cabinet\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore The Apothecary Cabinet →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BaxCo","offers":[{"title":"A3","offer_id":60363501470030,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4","offer_id":60363501437262,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":60363501502798,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1065\/6674\/6446\/files\/BaxCoApothecarySeries02Cocaine.jpg?v=1786781965"},{"product_id":"opium","title":"Opium","description":"\u003cp\u003eA BAXCO original product-design study reimagining an \u003cstrong\u003eEli Lilly \u0026amp; Co. powdered opium extract from c. 1900\u003c\/strong\u003e. For centuries, opium was one of medicine's most important drugs, used in preparations for pain relief, sedation, coughs, diarrhoea, and a remarkable range of other ailments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts influence, however, extended far beyond the medicine cabinet. Opium became a hugely valuable global commodity, helped trigger the Opium Wars between Britain and China, and provided the foundation for increasingly powerful derivatives including morphine and heroin. Its legacy continues today through the wider family of opioid drugs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite having been used for centuries, by the dawn of the 20th century opium was being bottled, branded, and marketed by modern pharmaceutical companies alongside their other medicines. Stripped back to the packaging, typography, and chemical structure, \u003cstrong\u003eOpium\u003c\/strong\u003e captures that extraordinary collision between an ancient natural remedy and the emerging modern pharmaceutical industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrint supplied unframed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baxcoart.myshopify.com\/collections\/the-apothecary-cabinet\" title=\"The Apothecary Cabinet\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore The Apothecary Cabinet →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BaxCo","offers":[{"title":"A3","offer_id":60363703943502,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4","offer_id":60363703910734,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":60363703976270,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1065\/6674\/6446\/files\/BaxCoApothecarySeries03Opium.jpg?v=1786781917"},{"product_id":"arsenic","title":"Arsenic","description":"\u003cp\u003eA BAXCO original product-design study reimagining \u003cstrong\u003eDr. James P. Campbell’s Arsenic Complexion Wafers from c. 1901\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of a number of arsenic-based beauty treatments marketed around the turn of the 20th century with promises of clearer skin and an improved complexion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArsenic had a surprisingly long association with beauty. Despite its toxicity, it appeared in products promoted as treatments for blemishes, freckles, and other perceived imperfections, reflecting an era when the boundaries between medicine, cosmetics, and outright poison could be remarkably blurred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStripped back to the packaging, typography, and chemical structure, \u003cstrong\u003eArsenic\u003c\/strong\u003e is a particularly extraordinary reminder of an age when beauty products could quite literally come with an unhealthy dose of poison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrint supplied unframed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baxcoart.myshopify.com\/collections\/the-apothecary-cabinet\" title=\"The Apothecary Cabinet\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore The Apothecary Cabinet →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BaxCo","offers":[{"title":"A3","offer_id":60363725046094,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4","offer_id":60363725013326,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":60363725078862,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1065\/6674\/6446\/files\/BaxCo_Apothecary_Series_04_Arsenic.jpg?v=1786781857"},{"product_id":"ether","title":"Ether","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA BAXCO original product-design study reimagining a \u003cstrong\u003eMallinckrodt ether bottle from c. 1898\u003c\/strong\u003e. Ether was one of the substances that transformed surgery, helping to usher in the era of general anaesthesia and allowing procedures to be performed without the unimaginable pain that had previously accompanied them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts enormous medical usefulness came with a rather less convenient characteristic: ether is extremely volatile and highly flammable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the modern era, Ether entered a darker chapter of its existence through its use as a solvent in the production of freebase cocaine, a predecessor to crack cocaine. Comedian Richard Pryor famously joked that he set himself on fire while freebasing cocaine after spilling ether over himself. The ether detail is probably apocryphal, and a great example of a comedy genius exercising a little artistic licence, but the story has prevailed and is still mentioned today as a cautionary tale on the grim reality of drug addiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStripped back to the bottle, label, typography, and chemical structure, \u003cstrong\u003eEther\u003c\/strong\u003e represents one of the more remarkable chapters in The Apothecary Cabinet: a substance that genuinely revolutionised medicine, despite being rather alarmingly combustible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrint supplied unframed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baxcoart.myshopify.com\/collections\/the-apothecary-cabinet\" title=\"The Apothecary Cabinet\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore The Apothecary Cabinet →\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BaxCo","offers":[{"title":"A3","offer_id":60393021636942,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4","offer_id":60393021669710,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":60393021702478,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1065\/6674\/6446\/files\/BaxCo_Apothecary_Series_06_Ether.jpg?v=1786781786"},{"product_id":"laudanum","title":"Laudanum","description":"\u003cp\u003eA BAXCO original product-design study reimagining a \u003cstrong\u003eMcKesson \u0026amp; Robbins laudanum bottle from c. 1900\u003c\/strong\u003e. This opium-and-alcohol preparation was once found in medicine cabinets on both sides of the Atlantic, widely prescribed for pain, coughs, sleeplessness, and countless other complaints. Its everyday availability belied the potency and addictive nature of its principal ingredient.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, laudanum occupied a strange position somewhere between household medicine and powerful narcotic. Cheap, readily available, and used across social classes, it became deeply embedded in 19th-century medicine and culture before increasing understanding of addiction and tighter regulation changed the way opiates were prescribed and sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStripped back to the bottle, label, typography, and chemical structure, \u003cstrong\u003eLaudanum\u003c\/strong\u003e is a reminder of just how ordinary some of history's most potent substances once appeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrint supplied unframed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baxcoart.myshopify.com\/collections\/the-apothecary-cabinet\" title=\"The Apothecary Cabinet\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore The Apothecary Cabinet →\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BaxCo","offers":[{"title":"A3","offer_id":60363763843406,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4","offer_id":60363763810638,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":60363763876174,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1065\/6674\/6446\/files\/BaxCo_Apothecary_Series_07_Laudanum.jpg?v=1786781731"},{"product_id":"pervitin","title":"Pervitin (aka Crystal Meth)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA BAXCO original product-design study reimagining \u003cstrong\u003ePervitin\u003c\/strong\u003e, the methamphetamine-based stimulant introduced by German pharmaceutical company Temmler in the late 1930s. Initially sold as an everyday pharmaceutical for fatigue and increased alertness, Pervitin was available through pharmacies and marketed as a stimulant for both mind and body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts history took a darker turn during the Second World War, when it became notoriously associated with widespread use by German forces to combat exhaustion and maintain alertness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong before methamphetamine became synonymous with the illegal drug trade and was immortalised in \u003cem\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/em\u003e, it existed as a branded pharmaceutical product. Stripped back to the packaging, typography, and chemical structure, \u003cstrong\u003ePervitin\u003c\/strong\u003e is a compelling example of the ethical duality of much of this collection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrint supplied unframed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baxcoart.myshopify.com\/collections\/the-apothecary-cabinet\" title=\"The Apothecary Cabinet\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore The Apothecary Cabinet →\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BaxCo","offers":[{"title":"A3","offer_id":60363898421582,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4","offer_id":60363898388814,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":60363898454350,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1065\/6674\/6446\/files\/BaxCo_Apothecary_Series_08_Pervitin.jpg?v=1786781652"},{"product_id":"strychnine","title":"Strychnine","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA BAXCO original product-design study reimagining a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMallinckrodt strychnine bottle from c. 1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Now remembered almost exclusively as a notoriously potent poison, strychnine also had a long history as a legitimate medicine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce prescribed in small doses as a stimulant and tonic, its history is a striking reminder of just how narrow the line between medicine and poison could once be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere, stripped back to the bottle, label, typography, and chemical structure, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStrychnine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e becomes a study in an era when one of the world's most infamous poisons could also occupy a perfectly legitimate place in the medicine cabinet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint supplied unframed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baxcoart.myshopify.com\/collections\/the-apothecary-cabinet\" title=\"The Apothecary Cabinet\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore The Apothecary Cabinet →\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BaxCo","offers":[{"title":"A3","offer_id":60363991744846,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4","offer_id":60363991712078,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":60363991777614,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1065\/6674\/6446\/files\/BaxCo_Apothecary_Series_09_Strychnine.jpg?v=1786781564"},{"product_id":"cyanide","title":"Cyanide","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relative basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) pb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:28px] grow flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex min-h-0 grow flex-col text-sm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA BAXCO original product-design study reimagining a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMerck potassium cyanide bottle from c. 1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The stark typography and clinical packaging belong to an era when this highly toxic compound was routinely manufactured and supplied for legitimate photographic, industrial, and other specialist uses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFew poisons have the same cultural resonance of cyanide. It has been utilised as a plot device so much in literature, and film that you almost expect every enemy spy to start foaming at the mouth after biting down on a cyanide capsule mid-interrogation.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere, stripped back to the bottle, label, and chemical structure, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCyanide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e becomes a study in the strange history of product design: an infamous poison presented as the commercial product it once was.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint supplied unframed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baxcoart.myshopify.com\/collections\/the-apothecary-cabinet\" title=\"The Apothecary Cabinet\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore The Apothecary Cabinet →\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BaxCo","offers":[{"title":"A3","offer_id":60364217680206,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4","offer_id":60364217647438,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":60364217712974,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1065\/6674\/6446\/files\/BaxCo_Apothecary_Series_05_Cyanide.jpg?v=1786781501"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1065\/6674\/6446\/collections\/03_Apothecary.jpg?v=1787122863","url":"https:\/\/baxcoart.myshopify.com\/collections\/the-apothecary-cabinet.oembed","provider":"BaxCo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}