Autumn & Fennel. A single HA KO leaf incense pressed from washi paper, scented with the dry notes of woodsmoke and the bright back of fennel.

You burn it when the windows start to close for the season. After the dinner that meant something. The leaf smolders for ten minutes; the room holds the note for an hour.

A gift you slip into the host card. The friend whose apartment runs cool. The corner of the desk that needs a small reset between tasks.

Morihata, Tokyo. HA KO is made on Awaji Island, the source of 70 percent of Japan's incense. Good Design Award, 2019.