K-3, the luxury home and lifestyle brand co-founded by the late Japanese designer Kenzo Takada and his partner Jonathan Bouchet Manheim, launched an exclusive K-3 fragrance collection that pays homage to the life and philosophy of Takada. For this collection, K-3 collaborated with a pair of perfumers from DSM-Firmenich to create 39 BLUE MOSS informed by childhood memories, 64 GARDENIA as a tribute to Kenzo Takada’s arrival in Marseille, France and 85 TONKA to tell the story of how the designer's traditional Japanese house in Paris came to be.
While 39 Blue Moss shares notes of sparkling bergamot, blooming jasmine and fresh moss, 64 GARDENIA is a beautiful white floral bouquet and 85 TONKA mixes spicy, woody scents with lush, exotic greens.
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Designer Kenzo Takada Inspired the K-3 Fragrance Trio
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