The Founder

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TOCCA | From a World of Dresses to Fragrances of Women and Places

fragrance is a personal ritual— Gordon FinkelsteinFrom embroidered dresses to fluted perfume bottles, TOCCA has extended...
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PAUL SMITH | From Looking Closely to Fragrance for the Body and the Home

The familiar with an element of the unexpected.— Paul SmithA restrained jacket can conceal a vivid lining. A similar app...
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EX NIHILO | Three Perspectives, a New Fragrance Experience

From marketing, finance and space research to perfume: explore EX NIHILO’s founders, creative collaborations, Osmologue personalisation, Fleur Narcotique and Blue Talisman.
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INITIO | Perfume Begins with a Feeling

How INITIO turns intended feelings into perfume: an early vanilla challenge, research partnerships and two different expressions of joy reveal the decisions behind the house.
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YOHJI YAMAMOTO | The Wearer Comes First, in Clothes and Fragrance

From his mother’s dressmaking shop to Yohji and L’odeur, follow Yamamoto’s ideas and the choices of perfumers, materials and forms behind his fragrances.
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de mi flor | From Brand Design to Fragranced Body Care and Reusable Vases

Designer Hyun-jin Moon launched de mi flor in 2023. Explore its approach to cleansing, gentle fragrances developed with Lee Sae-mi, and vase-shaped bottles designed for another life after use.
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ECOYA | From Soy Candles to Fragrance for Everyday Life

Founded in Australia and made in New Zealand, ECOYA grew from soy candles into fragrance for everyday life. Explore its founders, Claire Barnes and the craft behind its scents.
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CRYSTAL INSENCE | Incense Made in Fukuoka with Quartz and Japanese Tabu Powder

We do not want this to end with our generation.Incense maker Doukou ShibagakiThese words express Shibagaki’s wish to pas...
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LISN: Shoyeido’s Incense Brand, through Colour, Story and Design

How Masataka Hata created LISN within Shoyeido in 1989: workshop training, the Kitayama beginnings, and incense shaped by touch, music, colour and the design of its holders.
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Satya: The Family behind Nag Champa and the Craft of Hand-Rolled Incense

From Satyam and Kamala’s beginnings in 1964 to the sons’ inheritance, Super Hit, and the artisans who turn masala dough and bamboo into incense: a history of Satya’s fragrances and craft.