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The things around the work.

Scent as culture — composition, provenance and memory. Never a sales pitch; just the field the house grows in.

A pressed book and blotter strips in warm window light — the slow patience of composition
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The Long Patience of Composition

A fragrance is written more than it is mixed. On why the best compositions are the ones that were made to wait.

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Kraft-paper letters and botanicals arranged on a warm surface — provenance and place
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Three Towns and a Bottle

Grasse, Seville, Florence. On why certain materials are only themselves when they come from where they are made best.

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Warm, hazy afternoon light across a studio surface — composing for the heat
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Scent for the Heat

Most perfume is composed for a cool European day. On tuning a composition for the air it will actually be worn in.

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