A collaboration with Anselm Skogstad.
Monopteros, an architectural term for a circular colonnade supporting a roof but without any walls.
In this perfume the dome is made of a giant coconut shell, the columns are made of coffee and spices and there is an icy aldehydes fountain in the center. The perfume is trippy, but in fun way.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Monopteros suits a wearer who likes their scent to feel a little strange in the best way: polished at first glance, then unexpectedly creamy, spicy and alive. It has the feel of a bright, self-assured presence in close quarters, where its aldehydic shimmer and coffee-coconut warmth can unfold without becoming heavy.
How to wear
Best in mild to warm weather, where its aldehydes stay sparkling and the coconut-coffee accord remains buoyant rather than dense. Apply lightly at first; two to three sprays are enough for a clear but not overwhelming trail. On skin it reads creamy, spicy and slightly animalic, while in the air it keeps a bright, airy lift.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to unconventional woody scents with contrast and texture: aldehydic sparkle, roasted coffee bitterness, creamy coconut and a spicy, slightly animalic edge. It will appeal to people who like niche fragrances that feel conceptual but still wearable, playful rather than austere.
Release year
2020
The nose
Anselm Skogstad. Skogstad’s work sits at the intersection of visual art and perfumery, and that sensibility shows in his compositions: concept-led, architectural, but never overly polished. As founder of Der Duft, he favors clear ideas and distinctive materials, building fragrances that feel personal, modern and a little offbeat. With Monopteros, his style comes through in the contrast between structure and whimsy: aldehydic coolness, roasted coffee, spice and creamy coconut arranged like an abstract space rather than a conventional perfume pyramid. The result is recognizably his—intellectual in concept, yet immediate on skin.
Collaborators
Anselm Skogstad developed the fragrance in collaboration with artist Anselm Skogstad’s own Der Duft project, shaping the concept around the Monopteros temple in Munich’s English Garden and translating that architectural image into scent. The collaboration with Anselm Skogstad is part of the fragrance’s creative identity, with the composition built around his visual and conceptual brief.
Der Duft’s story
Der Duft is a minimalist niche house that prefers directness over elaborate storytelling. Its fragrances are presented with simple names and clean packaging, inviting the wearer to form their own associations from the scent itself. The brand’s approach is conceptual but approachable, with an emphasis on personal imagination, modern composition and a low-key, independent spirit.
Monopteros’s concept
Monopteros takes its name from the circular, roofed colonnade in Munich’s English Garden, and the fragrance turns that architectural image into a surreal scent construction. The composition imagines a coconut-shell dome, coffee and spices as columns, and an icy aldehydes fountain at the center, giving the perfume a playful, almost hallucinatory quality. It was released in 2020 as part of Skogstad’s early Der Duft lineup.
Extra info
Monopteros is named after an architectural term for a circular colonnade with a roof but no walls. The fragrance’s concept mirrors that structure with a coconut-shell dome, coffee-and-spice columns and an aldehydic fountain at the center. It launched in 2020.
A collaboration with Anselm Skogstad.
Monopteros, an architectural term for a circular colonnade supporting a roof but without any walls.
In this perfume the dome is made of a giant coconut shell, the columns are made of coffee and spices and there is an icy aldehydes fountain in the center. The perfume is trippy, but in fun way.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Monopteros suits a wearer who likes their scent to feel a little strange in the best way: polished at first glance, then unexpectedly creamy, spicy and alive. It has the feel of a bright, self-assured presence in close quarters, where its aldehydic shimmer and coffee-coconut warmth can unfold without becoming heavy.
How to wear
Best in mild to warm weather, where its aldehydes stay sparkling and the coconut-coffee accord remains buoyant rather than dense. Apply lightly at first; two to three sprays are enough for a clear but not overwhelming trail. On skin it reads creamy, spicy and slightly animalic, while in the air it keeps a bright, airy lift.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to unconventional woody scents with contrast and texture: aldehydic sparkle, roasted coffee bitterness, creamy coconut and a spicy, slightly animalic edge. It will appeal to people who like niche fragrances that feel conceptual but still wearable, playful rather than austere.
Release year
2020
The nose
Anselm Skogstad. Skogstad’s work sits at the intersection of visual art and perfumery, and that sensibility shows in his compositions: concept-led, architectural, but never overly polished. As founder of Der Duft, he favors clear ideas and distinctive materials, building fragrances that feel personal, modern and a little offbeat. With Monopteros, his style comes through in the contrast between structure and whimsy: aldehydic coolness, roasted coffee, spice and creamy coconut arranged like an abstract space rather than a conventional perfume pyramid. The result is recognizably his—intellectual in concept, yet immediate on skin.
Collaborators
Anselm Skogstad developed the fragrance in collaboration with artist Anselm Skogstad’s own Der Duft project, shaping the concept around the Monopteros temple in Munich’s English Garden and translating that architectural image into scent. The collaboration with Anselm Skogstad is part of the fragrance’s creative identity, with the composition built around his visual and conceptual brief.
Der Duft’s story
Der Duft is a minimalist niche house that prefers directness over elaborate storytelling. Its fragrances are presented with simple names and clean packaging, inviting the wearer to form their own associations from the scent itself. The brand’s approach is conceptual but approachable, with an emphasis on personal imagination, modern composition and a low-key, independent spirit.
Monopteros’s concept
Monopteros takes its name from the circular, roofed colonnade in Munich’s English Garden, and the fragrance turns that architectural image into a surreal scent construction. The composition imagines a coconut-shell dome, coffee and spices as columns, and an icy aldehydes fountain at the center, giving the perfume a playful, almost hallucinatory quality. It was released in 2020 as part of Skogstad’s early Der Duft lineup.
Extra info
Monopteros is named after an architectural term for a circular colonnade with a roof but no walls. The fragrance’s concept mirrors that structure with a coconut-shell dome, coffee-and-spice columns and an aldehydic fountain at the center. It launched in 2020.