(Fragrant) Nature in Human Cultures
Sharing the Passion for Aromatics
through research & discoveries, journals, projects, experience sharing, monographies, literature, art, history, opinion, essays, interviews.
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Travelogue - Agarwood sourcing and distillation...
For a couple months before departing, I had been profoundly rejoicing at, and excited about this new sourcing adventure for quality aromatics in South East Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia), where I...
Travelogue - Agarwood sourcing and distillation...
For a couple months before departing, I had been profoundly rejoicing at, and excited about this new sourcing adventure for quality aromatics in South East Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia), where I...
How do Essential Oils and Attars Age ? The Joys...
The beauty, complexity and uniqueness of the ingredients of natural perfumery is that they are alive. This very simple fact, rarely discussed, is an important joy and source of awe for...
How do Essential Oils and Attars Age ? The Joys...
The beauty, complexity and uniqueness of the ingredients of natural perfumery is that they are alive. This very simple fact, rarely discussed, is an important joy and source of awe for...
Roses, Roots and Routes Part II - Saga Damascena
Since I love the Damask rose (Rosa damascena) so much, and since it is the main rose I work with, I found it interesting to try to understand its history,...
Roses, Roots and Routes Part II - Saga Damascena
Since I love the Damask rose (Rosa damascena) so much, and since it is the main rose I work with, I found it interesting to try to understand its history,...
Discovering Oud part II - Sketch of an incredib...
In the second part of this broad-stroke exploration of Agarwood / Oud, I will focus on it’s multiple facets and sketch glimpses of its incredibly rich cultural history If you...
Discovering Oud part II - Sketch of an incredib...
In the second part of this broad-stroke exploration of Agarwood / Oud, I will focus on it’s multiple facets and sketch glimpses of its incredibly rich cultural history If you...
Discovering Oud - Part I : Entering the Jungle
Arguably, the noblest, most precious, elusive and magical of all aromatics, Oud / agarwood has a long and fascinating history, but also amazingly rich and diverse artisan “living traditions”...
Discovering Oud - Part I : Entering the Jungle
Arguably, the noblest, most precious, elusive and magical of all aromatics, Oud / agarwood has a long and fascinating history, but also amazingly rich and diverse artisan “living traditions”...
Roses, Roots and Routes, Part I : Glimpses of a...
It is likely we will never know where the first Rose blossomed, nor how roses started to disseminate. Biologists have shown that roses actually can quite easily hybridize naturally in...
Roses, Roots and Routes, Part I : Glimpses of a...
It is likely we will never know where the first Rose blossomed, nor how roses started to disseminate. Biologists have shown that roses actually can quite easily hybridize naturally in...
Scentient Quotes- Inspirations (bien) senties
L'odorat est le sens de l'imagination Jean-Jacques Rousseau"smell is the sense of imagination” For my life is yet whole in meand the spirit of God is in my...
Scentient Quotes- Inspirations (bien) senties
L'odorat est le sens de l'imagination Jean-Jacques Rousseau"smell is the sense of imagination” For my life is yet whole in meand the spirit of God is in my...
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759 – 1840) - The "Raph...
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759 – 1840),was a painter and botanist from Belgium, known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other flowers. He has been called the greatest botanical illustrator of...
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759 – 1840) - The "Raph...
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759 – 1840),was a painter and botanist from Belgium, known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other flowers. He has been called the greatest botanical illustrator of...
The Visual Beauty of Wood
This blog is also to share art and culture, in addition to knowledge, so from time to time, I share things I enjoy Here: A stop-motion universe where wood is...
The Visual Beauty of Wood
This blog is also to share art and culture, in addition to knowledge, so from time to time, I share things I enjoy Here: A stop-motion universe where wood is...
A non-commercial blog within a website includin...
It might seem odd to find a non commercial blog on a website including a retail online store and wholesale portal, so a few clarifications are perhaps useful. What qualifies...
A non-commercial blog within a website includin...
It might seem odd to find a non commercial blog on a website including a retail online store and wholesale portal, so a few clarifications are perhaps useful. What qualifies...