Hand-poured in Normandy into porcelain vessels crafted in the southern Chinese city of Chaozhou, Nomad Noé’s inaugural collection conjures up five historical figures and destinations spanning four continents.

After spending more than six years on a meteoric rise through the ranks of luxury perfume companies such as Penhaligon’s and Kenzo, and another three running his own wholesale business, French perfumer Corentin Hamon acted on a lifelong dream to launch Nomad Noé, a bespoke line of scented candles inspired by his global travels that “celebrate the nomad within us all.”

Hand-poured in Normandy into porcelain vessels crafted in the southern Chinese city of Chaozhou, Nomad Noé’s inaugural collection conjures up five historical figures and destinations spanning four continents. The saffron- and rose-based Visionary points to Esfahan and the Persian monarch Shah Abbas I, while a blend of bamboo, jasmine, and tuberose represents Hangzhou and pioneering Chinese feminist Qiu Jin.

Tasmania, Bahia, and London also get their names on candles, tied to lesser-known trailblazers such as British explorer James Holman, who became the first blind person to circumnavigate the globe in 1832.

More information here.

This article originally appeared in the October/November 2019 print issue of DestinAsian magazine (“Scents of Place”).