Call Me by Your Name keeps finding new ways to resurface—this time through an unexpected object.
Luca Guadagnino has collaborated with JW Anderson on peach-shaped paperweights inspired by the film’s most iconic scene.
A Symbol Every Fan Recognizes
The peach scene has long escaped the boundaries of the film itself. It became a symbol—of intimacy, vulnerability, and the raw honesty that made Call Me by Your Name resonate so deeply with audiences around the world. Years later, it still sparks discussion, debate, and emotional reactions.
That is exactly what makes this collaboration so interesting. Guadagnino didn’t recreate the scene. Instead, he distilled it into an object that fans immediately understand.
The peach paperweights are cast in solid bronze, complete with subtle markings where the pit was removed—an intimate detail that directly echoes Elio’s experience in the film, played by Timothée Chalamet. It’s discreet, almost quiet, yet unmistakable for anyone who knows the story.
Why the Peach Still Matters
What’s striking is not just the object itself, but what it represents. Nearly a decade after the film’s release, Call Me by Your Name continues to live far beyond the screen. It keeps reappearing—in fashion, art, literature, and fan conversations.
This peach feels like another reminder that the film’s themes haven’t faded. Desire, memory, first love, and loss are still deeply relatable, especially for fans who return to the story again and again at different stages of their lives.
It’s not about nostalgia alone. It’s about how the film still speaks.
A Familiar Creative Connection
This is not the first time Luca Guadagnino and JW Anderson have worked together. Anderson previously served as costume designer on Guadagnino’s later films, and their shared sensibility—elegant, emotional, slightly provocative—comes through clearly here as well.
The peach paperweight feels less like a design experiment and more like a quiet continuation of the Call Me by Your Name universe—something fans instantly recognize without explanation.
Call Me by Your Name Is Still Here
For fans, this collaboration feels like a quiet reassurance: Call Me by Your Name isn’t finished being part of our cultural conversation. It still inspires new interpretations, new objects, and new ways of remembering what the film meant—and continues to mean.
The peach may now be bronze, solid, and permanent, but the feelings it represents are just as fragile and powerful as they were when Elio first held it in his hands.
Some stories don’t fade away — Call Me by Your Name simply keeps finding new ways to stay with us.
Image credit: JW Anderson / Dezeen