The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
The Art Collection emerged from a simple premise: what if a fragrance came paired with the artist who imagined it? Jacomo invited three illustrators to each interpret one fragrance through artwork on the outer carton, turning the box itself into a canvas. #02 paired with Swedish designer and fashion illustrator Cecilia Carlstedt, whose work with La Perla, Swarovski, Victoria's Secret, Elle, and Vogue brought a specific kind of sensuality to the project. She described her fragrance as a tactile interpretation, something you feel more than notice, carrying echoes of childhood memories alongside adult desire. The unusual detail: Carlstedt's original brief lists rubber, leather, and modeling paste, clay, among the inspiration materials.
Bergamot at the top is standard perfumery. What isn't standard is what happens next, the heart of lily and tonka bean doesn't perform the way most florals do. Instead of blooming outward, it stays contained. Powdery. Almost meditative. The base is where this fragrance earns its character. Suede is a tactile note, it reads as texture, not just smell. Paired with vanilla and patchouli, it creates something that sits low on the skin rather than projecting. The amber works as a binder, warming the whole structure so nothing feels sharp or synthetic, even though the accords lean modern. This isn't a fragrance that announces itself. It's a fragrance that rewards proximity.
The evolution
Bergamot opens the composition with a clean, citrus-bright presence that clears the air before gradually receding. What replaces it isn't a dramatic shift. Lily arrives quiet, almost waxy, followed by tonka bean that adds a faintly sweet, marzipan-adjacent warmth. The suede then materializes as the fragrance's signature moment, a soft, warm leather note that reads more tactile than aromatic. It doesn't compete with the florals. It grounds them. The drydown is where the composition earns its reputation. Vanilla and patchouli arrive slowly, deepening the warmth without ever going heavy. Amber gives it a resinous tail that lingers close to the skin. Sillage stays intimate throughout. On fabric, it projects further, a sweater worn the night before will smell warmly amber-floral by morning.
Cultural impact
The Art Collection frames fragrance as wearable art, each bottle paired with an illustrator whose artwork appears on the outer carton. #02, the most tactile of the three, sits at the intersection of sensory and visual art. It's the fragrance equivalent of a textured canvas, meant to be experienced up close rather than announced from across the room.
