II – IV KINTSUGI
Be strong. Mend broken bonds with gold.
Kintsugi, meaning "golden joinery" in Japanese, is the ancient art of repairing broken pottery with Urushi lacquer mixed with precious metal powders. This practice celebrates imperfection, emphasizing resilience and beauty in restoration. Translating this concept into a fragrance required the expertise of Vanina Muracciole, who embraced the metaphor with a refined olfactory composition.
Instead of traditional oak moss, she introduced a salty, savory amber accord, evoking the fine grain of unglazed porcelain. The crisp magnolia blossom gives way to a sensual, golden suede accord, blending seamlessly with Grasse rose centifolia and violet leaves. The entire structure is held together by Patchouli Coeur, a refined version of patchouli obtained through fractional distillation, where its raw, musty facets are removed to reveal its pure, elegant essence.
Just as Kintsugi gives new life to broken objects, this fragrance reinterprets the Chypre family, reviving an old formula by filling its cracks with gold. The scent challenges modern consumerism, where broken things are discarded rather than repaired. It symbolizes a return to appreciating longevity and craftsmanship, celebrating perfect imperfection.
Kintsugi is more than a fragrance - it is an artistic statement, a tribute to resilience, beauty in flaws, and the art of mending the past with gold.