The influence of scent to place-making and wellbeing

Holmsalon produces bespoke and slow-processed skin-care and scented products. Our work focuses on the influence of scent to                               placemaking and wellbeing.  We only use natural oils, extract essences and ethical sourced products

Holmsalon Project was born after time living in London and working on place-making. My research project during my MA in London studied how place-making improves event impact for the city and communities within it looking at design and architecture practices. The fact of living in a very polluted city influenced my interest in wellbeing. After time exploring I end up setting up Holm Salon Project with my friend and biologist Olaya Ruiz to explore the influence of scent to place-making and wellbeing.

We joined the Designers on holiday summer camp to work in the Gotlandic nature, distilling local plants and turn them into a bespoke scented skin-care products for Designers On Holiday. We produced juniper scented soap, sea salt bar soap, after-shower mosturiser, mosquito-repellent, a rose hip scrub and a fresh mint lip balm. The distiller set was designed and built by Product and space designer Santiago Guerrero Font