The disappearance of Jim Thompson on March 26, 1967, remains a mystery. His legacy, nevertheless, is celebrated by a fragrant trail from a collaboration between his eponymous textile house and Panpuri.
The Panpuri x Jim Thompson collection embodies the artisanal craftsmanship of both brands in creating home fragrances and packaging.
Blending natural plant-based oils, Panpuri has created four olfactive stories.
With notes of sandalwood, vetiver and rose, the first woody scent pays tribute to Thompson's House on the Klong, made up of six old teakwood houses in Ban Krua, Bangkok, and Phak Hai, Ayutthaya, completed in 1959.
In the late 1940s, the American discovered an enclave of Thai weavers living in the Ban Krua community, and built a prosperous Thai silk business in the following decade.
Jim's Garden, composed of bergamot, green tea and jasmine, is inspired by a brisk morning walk through the lushness of his garden.
The first two fragrances are available as ambience candles and diffusers as well as perfume sachets.
The sachets contain beads derived from volcanic stones, clay pebbles and cinnamon bark that are blended using traditional Thai techniques for fragrant absorption.
The serenity of a garden with white blooms is interpreted as a floral blend of tuberose and neroli, uplifted by citrusy bergamot in Jim's Dream perfume sachet.
In contrast, the invigorating Oriental Journeys represents his passion for exploration and his love of the outdoors through bergamot, lime zest and mandarin.
The packaging boasts Jim Thompson's Thai silk in eye-catching patterns while candles and diffusers are housed in fire-blown and hand-polished glass vessels that further emphasise Thai craftsmanship.
