2021 SPRING ESCENTIALS – let flowers bloom!
Henri Matisse once said that there were flowers everywhere for those who wanted to see them. There’s profound wisdom in these words encouraging us to seek and find beauty, joy and meaning in the world…
Such a classic – forever now.
„Noble simplicity and quiet greatness“, was how the distinguished German scholar Johann Joachim Winkelmann (1717–1768) described, on the wake of the age of classicism, the beauty of ancient Greek art. Little did he know that much later…
WINTER HOLIDAY SPECIAL – let there be joy!
Enjoy 10 olfactive delights for the festive season, illuminated in an opulent photoshoot from photographer Axel Kranz and set designer Stephan Bolz. The end of the year always seems so far off until, suddenly, it’s upon…
2020 WINTER EscENTIALS – winter tones.
Winter is the season of nuances and semitones. Unlike in summer, nature doesn’t brag with a spectacular and overpowering color palette, she applies a different strategy to capture our attention. Just like a skillful speaker…
Herbarium – my secret garden
We’re on the cusp of a new era where artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and bionic enhancement will blur the lines between the human race and its fellow species, blending the worlds of animated nature and…
Autumn mists – beyond the veil.
“Autumn is the season of the soul,” Friedrich Nietzsche wrote and indeed this is the time when we direct our attention to the inner world of our thoughts and emotions, preparing to look back at the year to take…
2020 ATUMN EscENTIALS: Smoke on the Water
It’s that crisp, colorful time of year, which means time for us to forage for the most exciting 2020 autumn fragrances. Whether cuddling up by a crackling fire with earthy incense and myrrh accords or…
Things of beauty
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness,” the English romantic poetic John Keats wrote in his poem Endymionin 1818. This statement is definitely true for…
Phantosmia – only in your dreams.
Wikipedia defines Phantosmia as follows: „Phantosmia (phantom smell), also called an olfactory hallucination or a phantom odor, is smelling an odor that is not actually there. It can occur in one nostril or both.“ Paris-based…
