The specimen needs a record
An actual object would identify the material and its source. A replica would be labeled as a replica. The concept depends on an honest relationship to the place.
Original brand concept / Fragrance / Place & weather
HABITAT / BIOME
Take the weather with you.
An original fragrance house built around specific places in specific conditions. The BIOME collection pairs each scent brief with a specimen chamber, turning the bottle into a small field study.
DESIGNERPriscilla Rios
OWNERSHIPSole designer, from concept to execution
SCOPEIdentity, product architecture and experience
STATUSOriginal brand concept
THE STARTING POINT
A place needs a condition.
A destination name can mean too many different things. I made the Habitat briefs more specific, with conditions such as freezing fog or rain lifting from asphalt. The photographs and bottle details have something concrete to refer to.
BIOME organizes the studies within the house. The specimen labels and lower bottle chamber carry that field-study idea into the object. The chamber remains a proposed construction. Its material and maintenance would need resolving before it could become a manufactured bottle.
THE IDENTITY
A field label, carefully ordered.
Spaced sans-serif capitals sit above a short horizon rule. Place and weather follow in a fixed order, with the edition number acting as a reference across the collection.
The small label puts the place and condition in a fixed order. Location photographs have more room in the campaign, with short observations that distinguish the reference from the scent interpretation.
Forest
#1E3530Mineral
#EFF0E8Clay
#D59260Fog
#A8BAC1PRODUCT & COLLECTION DESIGN
Four conditions. Four studies.
Each brief starts with a place under a specific weather condition. The proposed notes describe the atmosphere rather than a finished perfume formula.
A frosted perfume reservoir sits above a separate dry specimen chamber.
BIOME 001 / After Rain
Mojave
The first study follows the desert as rain reaches dry ground. The proposed scent moves from mineral dust into green resin and warm stone.
SCENT DIRECTION
Mineral dust, petrichor / Desert green resin / Sun-warmed stone, dry wood
Product architecture
Two chambers. One field study.
The perfume sits in a sealed upper reservoir. A separate dry chamber holds the visual specimen, keeping the material away from the formula. That division is the defining feature across the proposed sizes.
A portable field kit
A protective pouch holds the small editions and their cards. Each card leaves space for the wearer to record what the scent brings to mind.
Campaign
Rain ends. The place remains.
The campaign begins with a weather observation. Photography supplies the location and the bottle supplies the edition. The language stays close to the condition that shaped the brief.
Experience
Weather, collected.
The proposed launch is a quiet field room. Location photography and recorded sound establish the setting, while a comparison table lets visitors test the fragrances individually.
From observation to object
A short field journal shows the visual references behind each edition. The bottle sits beside those references so the design decisions can be read together.
A place to compare
Sampling happens at one clear table. Visitors can return to a scene after smelling its edition, then take a field card and sample away.
THE WORK, TOGETHER
The bottle keeps a specific condition in view, long after the weather changes.
Independent brand concept by Priscilla Rios. Product designs, scent directions and experiences are proposals. Scent notes are creative briefs for perfumer development.
