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Journal

Notes from
the bench.

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

Small glass bottles catching warm window light on a table

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.

Three yellow citrus fruits on a slate board

Materials3 February 2026

Citrus, before the sun

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

A woman applying perfume to her neck beside a bright window

Wearing18 May 2026

What remains after you leave

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