The Journal
Notes on craft, scent, and the things we make.
Scent Stories
Cabin after Rain: How It Earned Its Place in th...
Our signature scents were developed together, before we launched. They were conceived as a set, different times of day, different environments, but all running through the same sensory logic. We...
Scent Stories
Cabin after Rain: How It Earned Its Place in th...
Our signature scents were developed together, before we launched. They were conceived as a set, different times of day, different environments, but all running through the same sensory logic. We...
From the Founders
Why We Named It Emberwood & Hearth
Names matter more than they should. A brand name has to hold up under repetition, look right in print, sound right when someone says it out loud, and carry some...
From the Founders
Why We Named It Emberwood & Hearth
Names matter more than they should. A brand name has to hold up under repetition, look right in print, sound right when someone says it out loud, and carry some...
In the Shop
How Wood Grain Affects the Look of a Finished P...
Two boards from the same species, cut from the same tree, can look completely different from each other depending on where and how they were cut. One might have a...
In the Shop
How Wood Grain Affects the Look of a Finished P...
Two boards from the same species, cut from the same tree, can look completely different from each other depending on where and how they were cut. One might have a...
In the Shop
Wood Sourcing: What We Look For (And Why It's H...
The material is the product. Everything we do to a piece of wood, routing it, sanding it, finishing it, is in service of what the wood already is. Which means...
In the Shop
Wood Sourcing: What We Look For (And Why It's H...
The material is the product. Everything we do to a piece of wood, routing it, sanding it, finishing it, is in service of what the wood already is. Which means...
The Hearth
The Role of Scent in Making a Space Feel Like Y...
You can walk into an identically furnished room in two different homes and know, within seconds, which one belongs to which person. The furniture is the same. The layout is...
The Hearth
The Role of Scent in Making a Space Feel Like Y...
You can walk into an identically furnished room in two different homes and know, within seconds, which one belongs to which person. The furniture is the same. The layout is...
The Craft
How We Test Every Batch Before It Ships
We test every batch before it ships. That sentence is short enough that it might sound like a marketing line, but it describes an actual process that takes actual time....
The Craft
How We Test Every Batch Before It Ships
We test every batch before it ships. That sentence is short enough that it might sound like a marketing line, but it describes an actual process that takes actual time....