SCENT LIBRARY

24.23
ROOM WITH FIREPLACE
notes
cedarwood virginia, lingering smoke accord, juniper cade, olibanum resin, hazelnut
description
The cedar and cade for a grounded wooden structure, lingering smoke accord to make the scent feel like a moment by the hearth, olibanum and hazelnut to bring some light and lift into the scent.
texture
dry, grounded, light, crisp
date added
17-07-2024
visual cue
Visual cue for scent 003
Fer Floten, Martyn Cross, 2022
25.1
PELOUSE GRASS
notes
cut grass, mowed pelouse, dandelions, morning dew, open air accord.
description
A freshly mowed lawn with some everyday floral details. Think dandelions, white clover, .. the scent is constructed in such a way that smells as natural as possible.
texture
crisp, fresh, bright, green, open
date added
21-03-2023
visual cue
Visual cue for scent 004
image © Angex Lin
21.04
HORSE POWER
notes
horse hair, hay, tonka bean, castoreum, civette, mimosa farnesia
description
A true horse scent, created to bring the animal to life. It splits opinions, although those who expect a stifling scent are often pleasantly surprised by how much they enjoy the smell of the animal.
texture
dry, grainy, warm, golden
date added
06-10-2022
visual cue
Visual cue for scent 001
image © Lavinia Cernau
44.06
LEATHER JACKET, WORN
notes
leather, orrisroot, labdanum, skin accord, resinous tobacco, powdery cigarette ashes
description
Melancholy nestled in worn-in leather, a skin softened by time. Powdery lipstick smudges from awkward first kisses, perfume traces that tell stories of uncounted encounters.
texture
smooth, crackled, leathery
date added
13-07-2024
visual cue
Visual cue for scent 005
Butch/fem Picnic, Morgan Grenwald, 1984
47.02
VIOLIN RESIN
notes
juniper resin, benzoin, labdanum, amber
description
A myriad of resins are involved in both the making and playing of the violin. This melange results in a the warmest, smoothest scent of the library to date.
texture
warm, balmy, smooth
date added
11-04-2025
visual cue
Visual cue for scent 006
Aleksei Ustinov
49.05
€100 BILLS
notes
paper money, wax coating, coins, copper
description
The smooth industrial scent of the green €100 bill. It exists on the edge of the familiar, hard to grasp, both clean and dirty, most certainly distant and cold.
texture
waxy, cold, metallic, smooth, green
date added
13-02-2025
visual cue
Visual cue for scent 002
Nothing is more narcotic than the past, Nir Hod, 2016.
19.01
FLORIST
notes
cracked twigs, cedar, cut stems, geranium, tulip petals
description
Verdant: cut stems, cracked twigs, petals.. keep in mind, not all flowers smell like flowers.
texture
bright, green, lifted,
date added
25-11-2022
visual cue
Visual cue for scent 007
image © Paula Codoñer
06.01
BATHROOM 1980's
notes
bergamot, geranium, violet, ylang ylang, mimosa, musk, civette, cedar, amber
description
Your grandparent’s bathroom stocked with ’80s products that smell like they could have been Madonna’s.
texture
powdery, heady, dense, full, fluffy
date added
17-05-2022
visual cue
Visual cue for scent 008
Bathroom Poster Print By Mary Evans Picture Library/Peter & Dawn Cope Collection, 1951
50.08
MINERAL MOLECULAR
notes
ambroxan, iso E super, hedione, petitgrain, white musks, nutmeg, suede, vetiver java
description
Freshly ironed cotton, linen trousers, suede boat shoes, ..This scent is inspired by Dutch summer attire.
texture
light, transparant, crisp, poplin, suede
date added
14-06-2025
visual cue
Visual cue for scent 009
Sympathy, Masahiko Minami, 2013.
45.16
COFFEE
notes
roasted coffee beans, cane sugar, whipped cream
description
For coffee lovers with a sweet tooth, but not too sweet.
texture
sweet, dry, dense
date added
09-07-2024
visual cue
Visual cue for scent 010
image © Unknown
11.02
COROLLE DOLLS
notes
synthetic strawberry, polyvinyl, vanilla, pink cheeks, heliotrope, almond
description
The scent of all things pink and sweet: scented plastic Corolle dolls, makeup set for 6-year olds, bubble gum, hot pink lip gloss, ..
texture
sweet, sticky, rounded, powdery
date added
25-03-2022
visual cue
Visual cue for scent 011
image © Polly Pocket
53.02
BELGIAN SUMMER AIR
notes
hay accord (almost dry), cut grass, cedar leaves, carrot seeds
description
The Belgian fields, dotted with rolled hay bales, drying in the open air. The grass is green in the shade, but the sunlit areas have turned brown.
texture
airy, soft, transparent, not quite dry
date added
14-08-2025
visual cue
Visual cue for scent 012
Country Landscape, Corey Parker
42.26
ROAST POTATOES
notes
roast potato accord, butter accord, olive oil accord, carrot accord
description
A baked tray of piping-hot potatoes with a golden crust. Yum.
texture
greasy, strachy, crisp, full
date added
30-06-2025
visual cue
Visual cue for scent 012
Deborah Jones for "Ad Hoc at Home," by Thomas Keller, 2009
59.06
NORTH SEA
notes
sargassum tincture, fucus spiralis tincture, salt accord, sand accord, sea foam accord
description
Salt mist and a pale shell; lumps of seaweed drying on the hot sand.
texture
plush
date added
23-10-2025
visual cue
Visual cue for scent 012
Sea Series, Jan De Vliegher