Gozdava 1590

Daydreaming of the details: captures from last week’s Berlin launch with White Label Project.

Last night, GOZDAVA 1590 officially launched at White Label Project with the opening of our three-day activation at their concept store in Berlin Mitte.

Thank you to all the designers, tastemakers, friends and curious minds who joined us for a South African sundowner — because some traditions travel well.

Berlin, our collection is now available both in person and online through our respective websites.

And our journey through Europe is far from over.
Keep watching.

Launching tomorrow at the White Label Project concept store in Berlin with a three-day GOZDAVA 1590 activation. Join us for a sundowner opening tomorrow, Thursday, September 17th, from 5pm–9pm in Berlin Mitte. RSVP via the Luma link in our bio.

After a few days in Paris, in good company, we’re finally heading north for our official launch with White Label Project.

Berlin, see you soon!

GOZDAVA is not a continuation of an old perfume house. It is a continuation of a family name. 1590 marks the earliest documented chapter of the Gozdava lineage — a history spanning more than four centuries, built on dedication, service and excellence.
The House itself is contemporary; the values behind it are not.
Every fragrance is an extension of that legacy: a commitment to lasting quality and respect for the places and people that make each one possible.

Perfumes that take you places. South Africa, Madagascar, France, Italy, Mozambique, TChad… where shall your journey to begin?

A celebration of natural isolates, best enjoyed with a cork already flying? Oh, Darling!

Inspired by the foothills of Tulbagh Valley, South Africa.

Available in store and online.

Trips to the sea, Sardinia.

Not everyone knows that the iconic iris note in perfumery doesn’t actually come from the iris flower.

It’s the rhizome — the underground, root-like stem of the iris plant, pictured here at a market in Chad.

For perfumery, species such as the iris are cultivated specifically for their rhizomes. Once harvested, they are cleaned, dried and aged for several years. This ageing process is essential: it allows the formation and development of irones, the naturally occurring molecules largely responsible for the characteristic powdery, violet-like scent of orris.

Only after this long maturation period is the rhizome processed for extraction, so that delicate note in a perfume? It begins underground, and can take years before it is ready to meet the nose.