the visual interpretation of scent
before sunrise
Tsuehara Studio’s dissertation is a
visual and conceptual study in scent as environment. Combining the profiles of different fragrances can construct emotional climates rather than offer singular impressions.
This project investigates how fragrance can serve as an atmospheric lens, influencing a way of being in the world.
The Desire:
To build a scent profile that encapsulated a visceral atmosphere, with inspiration drawn from a daydream of visiting the California coast.
fragrance sample vials
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Fragrance Notes:
ginger, bitter orange, prosecco accord, cardamom -
Fragrance Notes:
algae extract, juniper, immortelle, moss
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Fragrance Notes:
immortelle, bergamot, fig leaf, pine, ozone, smoke vetiver, malt sugar, cypriol -
Fragrance Notes:
Green leaves, wild grass, wild muguet, galbanum, angelica, violet leaves, muguet des bois, lily of the valley, oakmoss.
The BASE.
Acqua Di Scandola —
Applied at the heart.
The halo SCENT.
Orange Essence—
Tapped on temples and wrists.
Layering SCENT.
Mistpouffer —
Dotted along the spine.
Additional SCENT.
Muguet Fleuri —
Brushed against ankles.
The symphony of scent
Movement As Melody
It was the salty winds from the sea.
Striking the cliffs right upon the coast, ushering out
the night’s drumming pour.
Winter turning into spring, spring into summer.
Night into morning.
The forest surrounding, ricocheted
with dry green leaves as bells rung of
tiny pearl flowers.
Drifting tides seemed to linger.
Golden light in a veil of cool mist, emerges from the horizon.
Giving way to hushed cheeks.
What is the first breath you take when you waken?
A clarifying inhale,
exhale turns to vapor among the wistful silence.
Relief collapses on its side as something short of joy, vibrating the corneas of your eyes.
The sun blooming into beam.
Warming pause echoed into flecks of fog,
The ocean keeping pace with the hum of stillness.
You feel sort of lively,
winded and rejuvenated.
Restless with inspiration, though a gaze occupied
by fluttering eyes.
A calmness pressed into your bones should you wonder
if you were still dreaming.
Project Summary
Olfactory Experience:
Scandola emulated fresh sea mist.
Zen. Still. & Minimal.
Muguet Fleuri was a run through fields composed by lily of the valley.
An ode to playfulness.
Mistpouffer seemed curious and sweet, delegating its prominence to more sensual moods.
Orange Essence settled into a grounding, luminous anecdote when the air felt heavy.
“A second skin.”
In turn, a ritual can be made, tempered to the day's disposition.
Purpose:
To create something that wasn't to be doused but adorned in.
Your own personal climate, a presence not met in wafts but instead in quiet reveals. It allows one to adjust to sensibility.