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Unveiling the harmonious symphony of unisex fragrances by aequill and artist Ecka Mordecai

In the realm where fragrance intertwines with sound, aequill's resident artist, Ecka Mordecai, embarked on a remarkable journey to create three unique fragrances for the perfume house's debut release. This innovative approach to perfume composition merges scent and sound, resulting in the eloquently titled 'SOUND' range. Let us delve into the enchanting world where listening meets fine perfume, and explore the transformative phases that brought these unisex fragrances to life. Phase One: Listening to the Essence aequill's birthplace, East London, served as a wellspring of inspiration for Mordecai's olfactory voyage. With a deep reverence for their surroundings, she walked the vibrant streets, keenly attuned to the local soundscape. Armed with a combination of field recordings and creative writing, Mordecai captured...

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Mengting Zhuo: an interview with our artist in residence

In the summer of 2022, we were approached by Mengting Zhuo a performance artist whose work truly blew us away, and to our delight connected with us with an interest in joining our residence programme. She has now been with us for a little over 3 months! In this interview we invite Mengting to share her story, her art and her secret psychic ability to read people.    Hi Mengting, it’s so lovely to have you with us, can you tell us a little bit more about how you found yourself in London? I’ve been living in London since 2015. This is a city where I feel I can be whoever I like to be - because no one really...

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The process and making of our new perfume range SOUND

How does one make a perfume inspired by sound? This is the question that drove Aequill’s resident artist Ecka Mordecai to develop three unique fragrances for the perfume house's debut release, and to develop an unusual and innovative approach to perfume composition.The upcoming range - eloquently entitled ‘Sound’ - explores the act of listening and a process of merging scent and sound into fine perfume. Phase one: listening In honour of Aequill’s birthplace, I walked the streets of East London, deeply listening to the local soundscape and recording fragments of its essence using a combination of field recording and creative writing. Sound and scent share the quality of transience, so I chose to walk, slowly and methodically through different neighbourhoods...

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The inspiration behind aequill's new artisan perfumes: SOUND

The fascinating thing about the senses is that whilst we think of them as belonging to five distinct categories connected to five body parts, our experience of them is far more sophisticated. We find examples of deaf musicians playing through vibrational touch (Evelyn Glennie), artists painting sound (Paul Klee) and cultures that have a different colour for each day of the week (Thailand). One long summer’s evening, I was watching the dancing flame of aequill’s Juniperberry & Cerdarwood candle, breathing in it’s mysterious balsamic aroma, when I decided to compose a piece of music for solo ‘cello that captured the essence of the scent, entitled ‘Study of a Flame’. Whilst recording, I felt myself becoming the flame, the sounding wood...

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Our artist in residence: Ecka Mordecai

Our artist in residence programme brings together creatives from different backgrounds in the spirit of creativity, experimentation and innovation. I first met Ecka Mordecai in early 2020 because we had neighboring studios and she came sniffing around the Aequill workshop out of curiosity. At the time she was working as a musician and sound artist but showed a raw passion and talent with scent so I trained her in fragrance and our story blossomed from there. Over the past two years Ecka has worked with us to push our value of beautiful craft and outstanding products, always stretching the boundaries of what contemporary fragrance could be.  This week, I am interviewing Ecka, our in-house perfumer and the nose behind the upcoming...

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