In our Essence of England series, we speak to values-aligned creatives, entrepreneurs and familiar faces from across the South West about their lives, work and what ‘Englishness’ means to them.
As another South West company with sustainability and nature at its core, Ffern is a spiritual sibling to True Grace.
Headed up by brother-sister duo Owen Mears and Emily Cameron, Ffern creates fragrances that are organic, vegan and made from the highest quality, sustainably sourced, natural ingredients. Ffern’s model is unique: working with the rhythm of the seasons, they blend, barrel-age and bottle four unique fragrances a year, released at the equinox and solstice. Each scent is conceived and developed by Owen and Emily, along with perfumers Francois Robert and Elodie Durande. The scents are only available to those who have joined Ffern’s ledger, allowing the makers to use traditional processes and minimise waste.
We asked Emily, Ffern’s Creative Director, to share more about how the natural world permeates every aspect of Ffern, why community is so important to the brand and what she loves most about the West Country.