What we don't do ourselves
We do not produce Ambrosia by Berk ourselves. Not a single step in its creation is our craftsmanship. Nevertheless, we have been officially selling it since this month. The reason is as new as BAL:
For six years, this scent has burned on our workbench, in prototypes, on evenings when we were stuck or having dinner. Ambrosia uses traditional ingredients, but nothing about it feels antiquated. It is the only scent that hasn't grown tiresome in the last six years.
The line between what we produce ourselves and what we deliver runs at a simple point: We do what design dictates. Form, material, layering, balance – that's where our name stands. For the scent, it's Berk's.
Why these two in particular: BAL and Ambrosia work with the same contradiction:
An old ritual, translated into a contemporary context, without losing any of its essence.
And both have an effect on the room before anything even happens:
BAL through materiality and construction, Ambrosia additionally through its color and the subtle scent that unfolds in the room even when unlit.
Beyond the ritual, there's a practical reason. After an evening of cooking, this is the difference between a room you merely air out and one you enjoy returning to.
A tilted window is essential: smoke needs an exit, otherwise it lingers in textiles and the air.
In a guest room, incense almost always fails due to the smoke detector. The places where it works are spas, quiet rooms, retreats, late-night lobbies – where someone has the time to light it, be present, and let it work.
How an object or scent is conceived for a house →
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