Spicy Jasmine. A single HA KO leaf incense in deep red washi paper, scented with jasmine warmed at the edges with cardamom and clove. Ten minute smolder.

You burn it in the evening. Before the dinner you actually planned. The leaf is gone in ten minutes; the note settles into the textiles for the night.

A gift for the friend who collects scents. The host whose taste runs warm. The corner of the bedroom that needs a small flame at the end of the day.

Morihata, Tokyo. HA KO is made on Awaji Island, Japan's center of incense craft. Good Design Award, 2019.