Studio : Joya

Publisher : Joya

Binding : Kitchen

Product Description
THE COLLABORATION: Restaurants should be gathering places-places to catch up with family and friends, commemorate special moments and make new memories. Laura Cunningham, VP of Branding and Creative Development for the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, sought a way to preserve these sense memories. The Napa Valley native has set the tone and presided over the aesthetics of each of Chef Thomas Keller's restaurants since The French Laundry first opened. Understanding the layers of care and attention that go into the guest experience, she pursued a partnership with someone who would capture these layers for guests to take home. Frederick Bouchardy runs one of the finest fragrance houses in the world, Joya Studio, based out of Brooklyn. THE PROCESS: Frederick and Laura worked to find a balance among more than 120 raw materials that would encapsulate the place, time, and feeling behind The French Laundry, Per Se, Ad Hoc and Bouchon. The scents were then built from scratch, without bases or accords, in a process reminiscent of fine perfume-making. SUSTAINABILITY: In line with the restaurants' philosophy of not wasting and using all the trim, each of the components of the candles incorporate a sustainability factor. From the Libby glass, made in Ohio, to the organic paint, recycled paper and glue-less bottoms of the boxes, each decision reflected both partners' commitment to sustainability. THE FRENCH LAUNDRY: Notes of bay leaf, caviar, oak-moss, jasmine, petals, freshwater, white fig and tuberose. BOUCHON: Notes of sandalwood, sea salt, tonka bean, brioche and lavender. PER SE: Notes of mahogany, cardamom, pink pepper, cedar leaf, Champagne, red ginger and vetiver grass. AD HOC: Notes of wild mint, raspberry blossom, white tea, fig leaf, cassis and green musk.
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