Benjamen Judd

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Editor and Writer at Freelance

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Articles

Against the algorithm: Renaud Salmon on fragrance and the human touch

2 weeks ago | esquire.com.au | Benjamen Judd

The Amouage creative director on the philosophy behind Existence and Decision, two new fragrances that could mark the end of the Odyssey Collection “I DON’T REALLY like the word niche,” says Renaud Salmon.
The Unmatched Depth (And Prices) Of High-End Natural Fragrances

1 month ago | bosshunting.com.au | Benjamen Judd

Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in Volume III of B.H. Magazine. For access to future issues, subscribe here. How much are you willing to pay to smell good? Those of a more philosophical bent might reply by asking: “Define good.” But perhaps US$1.5 million will suffice for those who occupy a more rarefied financial stratosphere. In 2018, French fragrance house Morreale Paris launched, what they claimed to be, the world’s most expensive perfume.
Time Reimagined: Richard Mille’s Radical Rewrite of Watchmaking

2 months ago | icon.ink | Benjamen Judd

From aerospace-grade materials to radical movement architecture, Richard Mille treats timepieces as a blank canvas for innovation.
Style: Métiers d’Art

Mar 27, 2025 | thelocalproject.com.au | Benjamen Judd

While craftsmanship is valued at LVMH, the division charged with material sourcing and protecting such skill is looking to collaboration and innovation to futureproof the production of luxury goods. Luxury often treads a fine, precarious line between timelessness and reinvention.
Travel: Raes Guesthouses

Mar 23, 2025 | thelocalproject.com.au | Benjamen Judd

Originally Featured in The Local Project Issue No. 17 Originally Featured in The Local Project Issue No. 17 Issue No. 17 Issue No. 17 features work from JDA Co, WOJR, Luigi Rosselli Architects and Atelier Alwill, Flack Studio, SJB, Marmol Radziner, Shaun Lockyer Architects, OWIU Design, Gezellig Interiors and Architecture Bureau, JAM Architects and more.
Melbourne Art Fair, Carosello Artigiano ceramics, Studio Gardner, Temple of the Sun, Davide Di Giovanni’s NON dance company

Jan 28, 2025 | afr.com | Stephen Todd |Jill Dupleix |Benjamen Judd

Life & LuxuryFashion & StyleA few things to inspire from the Currency section of our Arts & Culture issue out on January 31. Stephen Todd, Jill Dupleix and Benjamen JuddJan 29, 2025 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Ben Walters, founder of independent eyewear distributor Proper Goods, on bringing designer frames to Australians

Jan 15, 2025 | afr.com | Benjamen Judd

Life & LuxuryFashion & Style“You learn quickly that no one is going to hand you anything,” says the founder of Proper Goods, supplier to 25 per cent of Australia and New Zealand’s independent optometrists. Ben Walters at Proper Good’s Sydney warehouse. James BrickwoodJan 16, 2025 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Aesop - Issue 16 Feature - The Local Project

Dec 8, 2024 | thelocalproject.com.au | Benjamen Judd

Originally Featured in The Local Project Issue No. 16 Originally Featured in The Local Project Issue No. 16 Issue No. 16 Issue No. 16 features work from Measured Architecture, Madeleine Blanchfield Architects, Travis Walton, Fearon Hay, Patterson Associates, Mim Design, RTA Studio, CM Studio, Bunston and more.
How Fragrance Maestro Francis Kurkdjian Made The Whole World Fall In Love With Perfume

Nov 24, 2024 | graziamagazine.com | Benjamen Judd

Francis Kurkdjian doesn’t do ordinary. He never has. Few other perfumers have contributed to the seismic shift in the perfume industry over the past two decades.
Hermès Melbourne: A new classic

Oct 9, 2024 | thelocalproject.com.au | Benjamen Judd

Occupying a covetable corner in Melbourne’s French Quarter, the Hermès flagship on 71 Collins Street is another beautifully cultivated boutique experience designed by RDAI. A great comment was made at the recent unveiling of the newly renovated Hermès flagship boutique in Melbourne: “At Hermès, they like to keep their addresses.” It’s a fairly modest boast, one that proudly nods to the fact the maison has occupied its iconic 24 Faubourg location in Paris since the 1800s.