Neandertal Them Candle 375g

Neandertal Them Candle 375g

Neandertal them™ echoes a message from a time we have not yet experienced. It is a portrait of an optimistic future full of technological advances, hinting at an improved human life and the progress of generations to come.

Unconventional molecular materials, transparent woods and fresh, floral top notes combine seamlessly with natural essences of ambergris and sea kelp to create a clean and captivating fragrance that ignites our optimistic imagination in this era of uncertainty. 

Top: Pine, Cypress, Cedar leaf 

Heart: Orris, Carrot seed, Bark 

Base: Musk, Leather

Year: 2020

Content: Scented Candle – 375g / 13.2 oz.

Origin: France

Bottle dimensions: H 8cm x W 14cm x L 14 cm

Material: Handmade porcelain

Perfumer: Euan McCall

Packaging dimensions: H 8cm x W 14cm x L 14 cm

This scented candle contains 375g of high quality wax, crafted and hand poured in the south of France.

Burning hours in optimum conditions exceeds 80 hours.

As a way of artistic response to ontological questions and the history of mankind, artist Kentaro Yamada in collaboration with perfumer Euan McCall created Neandertal® Perfume. Neandertal® Perfume imagines the life of this mysterious being while raising questions of the past and future of modern humans. The results are contemporary, highly original, and expe- rimental fragrance structures which are free from conventional and traditional perfumery standards. One a darker, smokier more animalic interpretation of the concept and the other a brighter facet containing higher levels of light, delicate and fresh materials.

Woven through both scents is a hot mineral accord, taking inspiration from the hot flint aroma produced during the knapping process. The resulting accord is an overdose of several high-impact, steroidal odorants against lighter aquatic elements to recreate this sensation.

The Neandertal stoneware perfume bottle is slip cast from a flint knapped hand-axe then fired and vitrified at over 1400°C. Each bottle is handmade by the artist Kentaro Yamada.