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The Science of Scent

Workplace

Design for how work should feel.

The working day is a sequence of arrivals, focus, collaboration and reset. Scent can support that rhythm and help a workplace express its culture in a way people feel rather than read.

01Start

Work is more than what happens at a desk.

Light, sound, temperature, movement and social cues all affect how people experience work. Scent is another part of that atmosphere – present whether it has been considered or not.

A good workplace scent strategy gives different moments different jobs. It can support arrival, focus, connection and recovery without becoming a distraction.

A calm contemporary workplace transition and focus space

Arrival, concentration, connection and reset each need a different kind of support.

02Journey

The moments that matter are not all the same.

People move through a sequence of spaces and states. Each one has a different job to do, and the scent experience should understand that rhythm.

01

Arrival

Create a clear transition into the working day.

02

Focus

Support calm attention where concentrated work happens.

03

Connection

Give shared spaces warmth and social energy.

04

Reset

Help people change pace between demanding moments.

03Moments

Not one scent everywhere. A role for every moment.

A coherent experience does not mean making every space identical. It means understanding what each moment should contribute to the whole.

01

Energy

Set an atmosphere that feels alert without feeling pressured.

02

Belonging

Give culture a sensory expression shared across teams.

03

Clarity

Help zones feel legible through subtle sensory difference.

04

Wellbeing

Support comfort and restoration as part of the day.

04Spaces

The workplace is a collection of different needs.

A reception, a focus floor and a wellbeing room should not feel identical. The scent system should understand the difference.

Contemporary headquarters interior

Headquarters + offices

Connect culture, welcome and everyday working life.

Contemporary co-working space

Co-working spaces

Create identity while supporting many different users.

Elegant client meeting suite

Client + meeting spaces

Make important encounters feel considered and memorable.

Workplace wellbeing lounge

Amenities + wellbeing

Support reset, restoration and a change of pace.

05Building an Experience

From culture to everyday experience.

We start with the experience the organisation wants to create, then design a scent system that can live comfortably in the working day.

01

Understand

We learn how people use the building and what the culture needs the space to communicate.

02

Create

We define scent roles for key moments and develop the right olfactive direction.

03

Bring it to life

We implement with care, monitor performance and refine with real use.

06Scent Library

A scent is never
just a note.

Explore fragrance through materials, memories and the feeling you want to create – not a list of products.