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LIVING —— Thoughts on…
Last word
With Tiffany Jeans, the
Auckland founder of fine
fragrance, candle and
object brand Curionoir.
Whānau, history, memories,
books, friends… inspiration comes
from everywhere. For me, ideas don’t
seem to arrive at a scheduled date or in
a particular place. I have no idea when
they’ll come, and only about 1% of
them actually eventuate into anything!
For my new Clay Relic range, I focused
on different periods of ancient Egypt.
I did a lot of research and made contact
with people all over the world while
developing them and the new 415AD and
Irtiu Nefertiti parfums. My muses were
Hypatia and Nefertiti, incredible women
who’ve inspired me since I learned
about them in my formative years.
I like to challenge the collaborators Photography: saucemag.co.nz (portrait), Ophelia Mikkelson (studio and campaign), Ardit Hoxha (clay relics)
I work with, so together we can create
something that extends our craft. For
“Scent has always been an integral this project, I needed to work with
part of my life, from spending time someone who fully understood the
as a young girl with my great-gran, concept — and Auckland potter Kirsten
who practised rongoā [traditional Dryburgh was perfect. She makes each
SCENTS & SENSIBILITY
Tiffany’s holistic creative Māori medicine] in the bush, to now clay vessel on a wheel, glazes them,
process celebrates slow working with raw materials from then fires them in a kiln multiple times
design. Her parfums and around the globe to create a particular to achieve their unique finishes. The
pieces are years in the making
and go much deeper than the feeling. So many of my memories are forms and fragrances created in this
surface. Pictured above are sparked by scent. The smell of tupakihi range embody the Curionoir ethos,
items from her Clay Relic and kūmarahou plants reminds me of my capturing a time in history while holding
range and the reimagination
of an ancient muse for her great-gran, and I associate the perfume a place in the present and future.”
latest campaign. Poison with my mum in the ’80s. curionoir.com; @curionoir
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