Norwegian
Wood

Innocence, Love, and Loss

AN OLFACTIVE READING

THE FLOURISHING SEXUALITY OF YOUTH IN THE 1960'S

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family : WOODY FLORAL INCENSE
feeling: NOSTALGIC, OPTIMISTIC, SOMBER
texture: CLEAN, FRESH, SHEER, SMOOTH
series: SILHOUETTES
medium: LITERATURE
artist: HARUKI MURAKAMI
perfumer: MARK BUXTON

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MATERIALS
WHISKEY, METALLIC ROSE, CASHMERE WOOD, AMBER, INCENSE, SANDALWOOD, OAKWOOD, MUSK

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THE SERIES
From the lens of a perfumer, Silhouettes explores the olfactive nature of an artist's work—whether painting, sculpture, photo, film, music, or performance. Here perfumers, in a series of interviews, essays, art reviews, and artist profiles, translate the world of art into scent.

THE NOVEL
Published in 1987, Norwegian Wood launched Haruki Murakami to literary stardom in Japan. This coming-of-age story follows a young man's journey through love, loss, and sexuality in 1960s Tokyo, with themes that resonate deeply with the cultural upheaval of the era.