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The atelier

A small room.
A few hands.

Nocturne Goods was founded in 2019 by Astrid Vega, in a 900-square-foot studio in Portland's Central Eastside. We make small-batch home fragrance and ceramic vessels. We do not, and will not, make anything else.

The atelier is a working space, not a showroom. There is a pouring table, a kiln, a glaze room, a wrapping bench, and a chair Astrid sits in when she's thinking. There is also a cat named Vesper who is older than the company and refuses to leave.

We release new work twice a year. The spring collection arrives in March; the autumn collection in September. Between collections, we restock the small handful of pieces that have become permanent. Everything else is allowed to go away when it goes away.

If this sounds slow, it is. That is the point.

House principles

Four rules,
five years in.

  1. I.

    Materials, not ingredients.

    We work with whole essences, not synthetic isolates. It costs more, smells better, and ages more honestly.

  2. II.

    Twice a year, then quiet.

    A new collection in spring and one in autumn. Nothing in between. No flash sales, no holiday limited editions, no urgency manufactured.

  3. III.

    Small batches, in full.

    Each batch is poured to completion before the next begins. When a piece sells out, it sells out. We do not restock against demand.

  4. IV.

    One country, one century.

    Every supplier on our list is within driving distance of Portland or has been working their craft for over a hundred years.

The atelier

Three hands.
One cat.

Astrid Vega

Founder · Master Chandler

Trained in Grasse. Worked at two European fragrance houses before opening Nocturne in 2019.

Tomás Iguchi

Ceramicist

Builds every vessel that leaves the atelier. Joined Nocturne in 2021 from a private practice in Oaxaca.

Lena Voss

Studio Director

Runs operations, the trade program, and the slow work of getting the boxes out the door on time.

Vesper

Resident Cat & Eponym

Black domestic shorthair, approximately fourteen. Predates the studio. The Vesper candle is named after her, not the other way around.

Materials

What goes in.

Wax

USA-grown coconut and rapeseed blend. No paraffin, no soy. Slow burn, clean throw.

Fragrance

Whole essential oils and absolutes from family producers in France, Bulgaria, and Madagascar. No synthetic isolates.

Ceramics

Hand-thrown stoneware and porcelain. Glazes mixed in-house from raw materials. Fired in our own kiln.

Wick

Wood and cotton, lead-free, individually trimmed and tested in every vessel shape we make.

By appointment,
most afternoons.

The atelier is not a retail space, but we are happy to host considered visitors. Email us a few days in advance.

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