- Nov 20
- 4 min
Scholarship as Soap: A Photo Essay
Some ideas don't make it. Some can exist but only for a moment, and some still are scraped and utilised to build something new. The...
- Jan 8
- 3 min
Flavours of Absence
In Spring of 2021, I took a short holiday to visit Delhi. I have been based in India over the last few years but have never had the...
- Jan 1, 2021
- 2 min
The Malli Kaapi Synesthesia Experience
In December 2020, JK DeLapp commissioned Litrahb Perfumery to create 5 Editions of this set for The Rising Phoenix Perfumery (USA).The...
- Dec 9, 2020
- 3 min
'Gul Ishaboor' - Conversation with Seher Ali Shah
The sultry-sweet scent of fresh-cut tuberoses in a vase over the kitchen counter. Placed next to it, is a crate of ripe mangoes, the...
- Jun 12, 2020
- 12 min
Mughal Garden Typology: Conversation with Dr. Nicolas Roth
There are only two types of Twitter threads that I pay close attention to: One is by historian Ali A. Olomi, an expert on Muslim...
- May 11, 2020
- 8 min
Mysore Sandalwood: Extinct or Thriving?
In 2018, at the early point of my research into perfumery raw materials, my attempts to gain clarity on the legal restrictions on...
- Apr 22, 2020
- 4 min
Postcard from Mandi
Our ongoing Interview Series explores the hidden world of fragrance and flavor through conversations with distillers, suppliers of rare...
- Apr 16, 2020
- 4 min
Postcard from Satara
Our ongoing Interview Series explores the hidden world of fragrance and flavor through conversations with distillers, suppliers of rare...
- Feb 1, 2020
- 2 min
Nag Champa for Asia Society
Artistic Commission for Asia Society NY: At the close of 2019, the VP for Global Arts and Culture Programs & Director of Asia Society...
- Nov 20, 2019
- 2 min
Edible Perfume: Malli-Kaapi
Malli-Kaapi is one of the more unusual gourmand scents that I created in 2018. Based on the scent memory of a woman who described the...
- Oct 20, 2019
- 4 min
Scent-Memories of Kaleka
*Memories of Kaleka: A special perfume commissioned by Indian artist Ranbir Kaleka. I worked on this project from August through to...
- Jun 1, 2019
- 2 min
Rosa x Labor of Loaf
In Spring 2019, baker and essayist Pooja Makhijani collaborated with Litrahb Perfumery on a multi-sensory project that brought our...
- Jul 1, 2018
- 3 min
The Smell of Grass, Rain, Night - by Dain Said, Film Maker
The Smell of Grass The smell of something and its imprint on the memory depends on its accompanying temperature. Kuala Lumpur streets are...
