01 LE CADAVRE



BRANDINGFALL 2025
    Based on the book Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind, this project imagines the impossible perfume of a killer. In the novel, the protagonist murders young virgin women to extract their scent. I translated this narrative into a conceptual perfume kit, designing a bottle and pairing it with two selected excerpts: one depicting the murder, the other the distillation. Together, the bottle and book sit within a custom-designed box that frames the duality of beauty and violence.

      Advised by Amy Auman.





    The system relies on a deliberate pairing of cursive and serif typefaces, a combination that reinforces the project’s dark, elegant character.






    The top lid slides in and out, the transparent material hinting at the silhouette of the perfume. The bottom drawer holds the book
    Made from the same material as the box, the book highlights two chapters that detail the creation of the scent. In the more visceral moments, the text begins to bleed and distort, hinting at the evil woven into the perfume’s origin.


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    Last Updated November 2025.