Incense Cones

From Iceland’s cold air rises a thin trail of smoke—birch and pine smoldering on damp earth.

The wood crackles softly, its warmth mingling with a spark of citrus that cuts through the hush. In this moment, the world feels pared back to its elements: resin, salt, ember, air. The cones burn slowly, releasing memories of forest cabins and open fires, of dark timber warmed by morning light. Each handmade batch carries the mark of a craftsman’s touch, shaped by hand and time. The scent lingers in still air, a quiet echo of northern landscapes where simplicity feels sacred and the smoke tells its own story.

11 Cones, 20 minute burn time.

Fischersund is a family-run perfumery and art collective anchored in downtown Reykjavík, where musician, visual artist, and self-taught perfumer Jónsi — lead vocalist of Sigur Rós — joined siblings Lilja, Ingibjörg, and Sigurrós, along with partners Sindri and Kjartan, to build something that resists easy category. Founded in 2017, it operates out of a space that is simultaneously a shop, a gallery, a venue, and an installation — a place designed, in the brand's own words, to let the senses synthesize and harmonize.

At the center of the practice is handcrafted fragrance: perfumes that are hand-blended and hand-poured in Iceland, drawn from oils and herbs sourced from the Icelandic wild, and packaged sustainably. Lead artisan Sigurrós Birgisdóttir oversees production in the Súðarvogur workshop, where each scent is developed in close conversation with the bespoke music and visual work the collective produces. The result is a body of work in which scent, sound, and image arrive together — not as adjacencies, but as a single sensory argument.