Description
A very interesting and successful collaboration connecting Wallpaper, Steidl, perfumer Geza Schoen and famous fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has been established. It has resulted in a new fragrance ideal for fans of books! The new and unique perfume Paper Passion was created with an intention to reinterpret the characteristic scent of freshly printed books while accentuating passion for paper and combining several arts – literature, design and perfumery.
Cooperation between the prominent designer, avant-garde perfumer, publisher and manufacturer brought about a complex fragrant and artistic performance. The perfume was inspired by a line of leaflets by German publisher Gerhard Steidel and the movie ‘How to Make a Book with Steidel’ where he mentions his favorite scent – the scent of freshly printed books. Gerhard Steidel has been in book printing and publishing for 40 years.
The possibility of celebrating and glorifying the book as a work of art but also its characteristic chic scent that should relax and reach in each of us a certain amount of concentration and meditation, just like when we read books, was achieved.
The idea of the scent of freshly printed book was olfactively embodied by perfumer Geza Schoen and this characteristic perfume-book will be exhibited at Wallpaper Handmade Exhibition in Milan.
He eventually succeeds with the help of four or five ingredients including ethyl linoleate and woody components to accentuate dry wood chord in the composition. Geza Schoen manages in this particular fragrance to place his vision of simplicity!
Collaboration on creation of ‘scent of fresh book’ as spiced successfully by designer Karl Lagerfeld who created the outer carton and named PAPER PASSION. Lagerfeld has also got the idea for the outer packaging that will be book-shaped and will be opened like a book.
Bed is cut in the bright red perfume pages of the book – an empty space in which a glass bottle is placed. Inside the book there are short essays on the subject of books written by Karl Lagerfeld, Schoen, German author and artist Günter Grass, and Wallpaper’s editor-in-chief Tony Chambers.
Paper Passion was launched in 2012.
Poeliarieromb – :
I´m looking everywhere for this perfume? Do you know where I can get it at a reasonalbe price? I would very grateful with all your help.!
PreliAlkare – :
There is no two paper passion prefume, only one!
Aerohopleneriivl – :
Canola galore! Sorry, all I get from this is a run of the mill corn oil smell with zero allusion to books or paper whatsoever.
Temka-999 – :
To my nose Paper Passion is not the scent of books that have been sitting on your shelf at home, but the smell of a newly released paperback (with a glossy cover). Even though only “woody notes” are in the description I can smell the wood pulp scent of the pages, the whiff of ink and even some glue mixed in. I have to be in the right mood to wear this one as it does have some dryness that can take me a bit aback. Try before you buy, it does have the Iso E molecule in it and you might not be able to appreciate it if like myself sometimes you can not pick up on its scent.
taxi.1965 – :
Would you believe I found this at a thrift store?!! I am just starting to get into niche perfumes and this was a great buy!!! The packaging is lovely and the scent, divine.
frm291Bessinepome – :
Overall:
10/10
Here’s Why:
Received this yesterday and I am SO impressed.
Glossy printed magazines, old dusty books and light milky musk.
Lasts for hours and hours, just slightly sweet and inky.
what a fabulous indulgent scent.
I’m so fortunate to have found a bottle of this online!
It’s an un-explainable fragrance, must be experienced.
Karl lagerfeld did wonders here!
The packaging is A+ and the poems/excerpts are quirky and fun.
If you can find it, it’s worth every penny you will spend.
Only complaint is the size. wish it was 100ML!!
chatvcems – :
An interesting unusual scent. It’s wort a try for lovers of woody and oudy fragrances. But better try it first before you decide to make a purchase.
sanfint – :
I bought this perfume believing it would have the lignin/vanillin scent that old books smell of. Old but majestic. I was VERY excited to smell like books 🙂 I got the perfume in the mail and was delighted by the packaging… it came cut into the heart of a book, with poems about scent, books, etc. When I tried the perfume itself, though, I was initially disappointed that it did not smell like what I was expecting at ALL. Folks, if you’re wanting the scent of a 100-year old yellowed book, don’t come here. To me, it smells more like a fashion magazine, with the perfume insets inside. Maybe a little less caustic and inky. That being said, I do *like* the scent. It’s light, but not too light – not like mineral water, like some users said. Not to me, at least. I’m not sure how else to describe the scent other than it smells like a glossy magazine in a bottle. I do wear the scent often, so I’m not just completely turned off by it. It just doesn’t smell like old books, like I was originally hoping 🙂
andrejkirichek – :
I absolutely love this fragrance and right now if I could only choose one from my collection, this would be it. I don’t know why but I feel different/special when I’m wearing Paper Passion
auv679Negeltzex – :
Reminds me of leafing through dusty books, and I love it. To be honest, no book smells that good.
my1 – :
I’ve tried it twice, couldn’t smell anything at all. Looks like the rest is saying similar things, maybe this is a scam.
somsin233 – :
It really smels like paper in old books or newspapres. Was very impressed when found the name of fragrance on 100% telling about the smell of it.
lead1 – :
Edit:
On my scent-tour today I came across Paper Passion again. I picked it up, thinking it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to retry it. After all, what harm could mineral water do to to anybody? At worst, I would smell like water… Never would I imagine what followed next… The cute little glass flacon happened to be broken on its bottom. For some reason it was still left on the shelf, standing upside down. Unaware of that fact, I ended up washing my hands in “Paper Pashsion”!!!
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And the smell?
Well, not really mineral water, but mineral water PLASTIC bottle…
On second thought, this could also be the odour of a musty-dusty library… Lol 🙂
bratuio – :
Beautifully packed. A real masterpiece indeed…
But, unfortunately, smells like pure mineral water 🙁
Personally, I find Geza Schoen’s creations kind of Emperor’s new clothes…
ilyubaeva-irina – :
it was a honour to smell this ! It really smells like an book…but very elegant! love it !
cheburator2 – :
It does smell like ink on matt paper, but it’s really really subtle and light that I hardly smell it. Not having the atomizer, doesn’t help to appreciate it all. I love it at first, but, now that I tried it on skin, I would reccomend… I would give it as a present to someone who doesn’t wear perfumes. It’s a really nice supersuper light woody scent.
kopalkarnk – :
It has a nice, subtle smell but unfortunately for me is not too remiscent of paperbacks.
shurup2006 – :
Hello Tetatu:
The parfum comes in a 50ml flacon.
dasha_anime – :
Could you be so kind and let me know, what’s the bottle size? I haven’t been able to find that info anywhere!
зомби – :
Paper Passion is a wonderfully subtle treat. The box it comes in is HEAVY grey cardboard. Inside the grey box you find a book wrapped in luxurious red fibrous paper, not crunchy or stiff, but soft and pleasing to the touch. The red paper encases the Book which serves as the primary container for the fragrance. The book itself is 6.5″ x 4.5″ x 1.5″ with red edged pages.
The first pages of the book tell a story of the fragrance and books and paper. Buried within the pages of the book in a perfectly sculpted cutout is the simple shaped bottle of Paper Passion. With a black cap and white label the concept is not lost on presentation!
The scent of Paper Passion is an oddly subtle yet distinct scent. Reminiscent of scents like Molecule 02, Le Labo’s Another 13, Molecule 01 and even “not a perfume” by Juliette has a gun. The smell is not colorful, not bright, not full bodied, not loud in any way. It’s linear, flat, matte, quiet and airy. With eyes closed you can imagine the concept coming to life in your minds eye.
A wonderful concept and creation. Geza has done it again!