Journal

Notes from
the bench.

Occasional writing on materials, glass and the places the scents come from.

Craft12 September 2026

The weight of glass

Why the flacon is seven millimetres thick at the shoulder, and what that does to the liquid inside it.

Materials3 February 2026

The bergamot harvest happens in winter, in the dark, and the oil is pressed within hours. A morning in Calabria.

Wearing18 May 2026

On sillage, drydown and why we compose for the eighth hour rather than the first minute.