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The Beauty of Motion

CALLED SOUL OF MOTION, THE PERFUME WAS DEVELOPED BY COSMETICS COMPANY SHISEIDO TO SYMBOLISE THE CARMAKER’S KODO DESIGN PHILOSOPHY.

Picture in your mind’s eye a box: not just any box, but a luxurious, handcrafted Japanese lunch box. As your eyes wander across the exterior, you notice the perfect symmetry of form; the way each piece of wood seamlessly fits into the next; the way the light dances across the perfectly polished, black-lacquered surface; and the delicate pattern of a willow tree that is painted on the surface, branches shaking, leaves falling, a living form in motion. The painted tree is in perfect harmony with the wood on which it is painted. As you finally

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