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...
Nov 20, 20224 min read


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 8, 20223 min read


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...
Jan 1, 20212 min read


'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...
Dec 9, 20203 min read


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...
Jun 12, 202012 min read


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...
May 11, 20208 min read


Postcard from Mandi
Our ongoing Interview Series explores the hidden world of fragrance and flavor through conversations with distillers, suppliers of rare...
Apr 22, 20204 min read


Postcard from Satara
Our ongoing Interview Series explores the hidden world of fragrance and flavor through conversations with distillers, suppliers of rare...
Apr 16, 20204 min read


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...
Feb 1, 20202 min read


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...
Nov 20, 20192 min read


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...
Oct 20, 20194 min read


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...
Jun 1, 20192 min read


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...
Jul 1, 20183 min read

