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Eau de Parfum
“With is™ and was™, we wanted to create a dialogue between two different forms of intelligence, one rooted in centuries of perfumery tradition, the other in algorithms and data. By not revealing which fragrance comes from which source, we invite people to encounter them without bias, and to reflect on how the boundary between human and machine creativity is shifting. For me, this project created with Symrise is less about providing answers, and more about sparking curiosity about what it means to be human in an age of synthetic life.”
— Kentaro Yamada, Founder of Neandertal
was™ by Neandertal is presented as the warmer part of the duo with woody and spicy facets that give way to a soft iris heart shaped by the material Diviniris, highlighting an interplay between iris and woods. The composition settles into amber and clove, with bitter-green accents of geranium and yerba mate over cedarwood, vetiver, sandalwood, styrax, vanilla, and musk.
NOTES
bergamot
nutmeg
mate
cardamom
diviniris
geranium
clove
rock rose
cedarwood
musk
patchouli
amber
sandalwood
vanilla
vetiver
styrax
NOSE —Algorithms, Isaac Sinclair, Fanny Grau and Nicolaj Koralewicz
United Kingdom, 2025
Eau de Parfum
“With is™ and was™, we wanted to create a dialogue between two different forms of intelligence, one rooted in centuries of perfumery tradition, the other in algorithms and data. By not revealing which fragrance comes from which source, we invite people to encounter them without bias, and to reflect on how the boundary between human and machine creativity is shifting. For me, this project created with Symrise is less about providing answers, and more about sparking curiosity about what it means to be human in an age of synthetic life.”
— Kentaro Yamada, Founder of Neandertal
was™ by Neandertal is presented as the warmer part of the duo with woody and spicy facets that give way to a soft iris heart shaped by the material Diviniris, highlighting an interplay between iris and woods. The composition settles into amber and clove, with bitter-green accents of geranium and yerba mate over cedarwood, vetiver, sandalwood, styrax, vanilla, and musk.
NOTES
bergamot
nutmeg
mate
cardamom
diviniris
geranium
clove
rock rose
cedarwood
musk
patchouli
amber
sandalwood
vanilla
vetiver
styrax
NOSE —Algorithms, Isaac Sinclair, Fanny Grau and Nicolaj Koralewicz
United Kingdom, 2025
