The fragrance invites wearers to engage with scent as a medium for memory. The collaboration emerged from creative dialogues between Richter, his creative partner Yulia Mahr, and Comme des Garçons Parfums. A quiet narrative composed in Richter’s unique voice. The fragrance centers on objects tied to Richter’s life and work: Graphite, Vetiver, Piano Soundboard Cedar, Violin Bow Rosin, Transistor, and Magnetic Tape.
The collaboration emerged from creative dialogues between Richter, his creative partner Yulia Mahr, and Comme des Garçons Parfums’ President Adrian Joffe. Multidisciplinary artist Yulia Mahr provided an original artwork from her series “The Church Of Our Becoming” for the packaging, while designer Zak Kyes led the packaging and product design. The fragrance itself was created with Comme des Garçons Parfums’ long term creative director Christian Astuguevieille, together with perfumer Guillaume Flavigny.
“I think what is interesting with this is that we hope we've made a perfume with you that could evoke memories that you may not know of yet—lost or future ones.” — Adrian Joffe
“I’ve always wanted to compose a perfume because, in my mind, scent and sound are sisters. In both mediums you work by relying on, or being in touch with, the things you don’t yet know, and that is really exciting to me.” — Max Richter
“I’m so happy my series gets to sit alongside this beautiful perfume and in the extraordinary courtyard at Dover Street Market Paris. The world I see is beautiful in its diversity, in its complexity, the world I see is stronger for it. The world I see is in the process of becoming.” — Yulia Mahr
One of the most influential and acclaimed composers of his generation, Richter is known for his ability to seamlessly blend traditional orchestrations with modern electronic elements. His unparalleled ability to translate profound human experiences into musical compositions has earned him a dedicated global following, with his catalogue amassing over three billion streams to date.
Yulia Mahr is a multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture, installation and lens-based work.
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It is often unconventional CVs that point the way to true innovation. This is particularly true of Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo – the woman behind Comme des Garçons. After studying philosophy, art and literature in her native Tokyo, she first worked as an advertiser for a chemical company. She later went freelance as a stylist, breaking a taboo in traditional 1970s Japan – and it wouldn't be her last. In 1973, she finally founded her now legendary fashion label Comme des Garçons. In 1981, Rei Kawakubo shocked the Paris fashion world with a women's collection. ‘Post-atomic ragged look,’ “Hiroshima chic” and “Quasimodo style” were the harsh verdicts of critics on an “aesthetic of poverty” that rebelled against every conventional ideal of beauty with its dark colours, holes and shapeless cuts – which was exactly what it was supposed to do. The idea of the flagship store, which contributes to the design of the fashion through its architectural concept, not only presenting it but also complementing and emphasising it, can be traced back to Kawakubo, as can that of the guerrilla stores. These also caused a great stir: the shops only open for a year and, regardless of how well they do, are then closed again. ‘Strike and disappear’ is the idea behind the minimalist shops. Despite her rebellion against convention, she also collaborated with H&M, Lacoste and Levi's, for example, and designed a bag collection for Louis Vuitton.
In 1994, she launched her first perfume, simply titled ‘Comme des Garçons’, which was followed by a whole range of other fragrances. Mostly organised in series, these are usually dedicated to a specific theme and can therefore often be understood as concept fragrances, as fragrant art. To this end, Kawakubo has always worked with the best noses in the industry, such as Mark Buxton and Bertrand Duchaufour.