When one of your favourite New Zealand designers introduces you to one of her favourite suppliers, you sense something meaningful is about to unfold.
That was the case when renowned kitchen designer Annika Rowson of Rowson Kitchens connected us with VidaSpace - a specialty wood and panel brand known for depth, innovation and material integrity.
One meeting confirmed it. If we were to collaborate, it needed to be a show-stopper. We agreed that a bespoke fragrance that communicated the VidaSpace brand in scent was the only way to go.
Spending time immersed in the VidaSpace story, learning about their technical development, their reverence for timber, and the quiet confidence of their showroom, allowed us to consider what fragrance would best reflect the brand.
Under the passionate brand leadership of Ahlia McKenzie, the vision was clear. This was not about simply “smelling like wood,” it was about capturing atmosphere, texture and emotion to evoke a physical reaction.
Together, we moved through a detailed briefing process exploring notes, feelings, memories and associations before collaborating with our expert perfumers in France to develop initial compositions.
Several exceptional options emerged… each complex, addictive and entirely worthy of both the RAAD® and VidaSpace mark.
It was a satisfying moment when we ultimately selected Halcyon & Forêt…
Then came burn testing, which is far more technical than many realise.
This candle would be gifted to some of New Zealand’s most discerning clients, so it needed to perform impeccably and embody the brand’s ethos. The VidaSpace team approached testing with genuine care and instinctive understanding of their brand standards.
The result is a rave-worthy, limited-edition candle, available exclusively through VidaSpace. Housed in black gloss stainless steel and carrying both brand marks in quiet alignment, it is architectural and restrained. While the presence of wood is undeniable, the experience is deeper than timber alone… it’s an indulgent narrative of material, craft and considered design that pays homage to its muse.
The scent of a wild forest where golden light filters through cedar wood towers and moss grows underfoot. This captivating composition opens with decadent, gourmand balsamic and sage, before evolving into buttery leather and deep patchouli. The slow-burn release unfolds into velvety sandalwood, creamy amber and succulent vanilla… leaving you lost in halcyon days.
Olfactory Experience
Earthy · Smoky · Leathery · Gourmand · Ambery · Woody · Balsamic
For enquires regarding VidaSpace's Halcyon & Forêt candle, please visit VidaSpace >
RAAD Candles
RAAD Story
RAAD® is a family business sprung from our desire to help you live a RAAD® life.
We’re passionate about making life simpler, kinder, more creative and filled with joyful moments. Living by these values forms a RAAD® life, it's what we instil in our family and it’s what drives us to create our addictively fragranced, empathetically crafted, formulations for home & body.
We’re problem solvers and creators. We think design can and should, inform everyday life. We’ve crafted the RAAD® experience this way and focused on simplifying daily tasks and making them meaningful choices.
Matt / Bec / Zoe / Issy
RAAD Fragrances
All RAAD® formulations feature one of our unique, discerning fragrances. Crafted in Grasse France, each scent is gender neutral, deeply addictive and designed to evoke positive emotions to cultivate memory connections.
We have created our fragrance portfolio to encourage meaningful choices for your home & body. Choose one signature scent, or select from our collection and align aroma to purpose, be it on your skin or wafting gently through your surroundings.
RAAD Products
Addictively Fragranced
Fragrance defines us. It’s the DNA within the RAAD® experience and it’s made for an under-valued sense that generates memory recall and cultivates memory making. It’s simple enjoyment. All of our scents are about coming home, home to live a RAAD® life.
Empathetically Crafted
A RAAD® life is forever. So everything we do has the future in mind to ensure generation after generation experience (and care for) the world in all its glory. Empathetically crafted means our process begins with empathy, thinking about the impact and the opportunity at every junction for every entity. We craft for the users, the makers, the planet today, the planet tomorrow.
RAAD Formulations
RAAD®’s plant based formulations are a blend
of nature’s finest and humanity’s best scientific developments.
Naturally Derived, Scientifically Proven.
Designed to be highly effective, nourishing
and insanely enjoyable thanks to a combination
of clinically proven ingredients and carefully curated active botanicals.
RAAD Future
To be truly RAAD®, it’s important to us that we reduce our impact on our beautiful planet.
To help conquer this, our bottles are glass, our vases are ceramic, our packaging is biodegradable, our shipping to you is carbon neutral, our refill pouches are recirculated and our ingredients are future friendly.
