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designer profile traci arntsen By Jana Schiowitz Photography courtesy of Voluspa scents sensibilities Florals, woods, and vanillas—they all get Traci Arntsen’s senses going. “I could drink sandalwood for breakfast,” says the fragrance and candle designer and co-owner of Lake Forest, California-based Voluspa. She has early memories of scents—she played with a toy perfume maker, and remembers her mother’s Chanel No. 5 and Fracas perfumes and the smell of fresh rainfall and f lower bushes around the neighborhood. “I was always extremely aware of scent,” says the SoCal native. The designer, whose original ambition was to be a handbag designer, moved north after school to work in retail and as a florist. It was there that she met an aroma therapist and meditation guru who had a business importing essential oils from all over the world. “He took me under his wing and taught me about oils and blending,” she explains. “It was the first moment in my life that I felt like I was doing exactly what I was designed to be doing and it became a passion.” After the aromatherapy company she was working for was bought by Troy Arntsen, now her husband and business partner, they decided to turn their shared passion of flavors and fragrances into candles; Voluspa was founded in 1999. “At the time it was difficult to find a high-quality candle that was made in America, not Europe,” she says. Their first two collections—the White Candle line and African Collection—were made in their own kitchen, where Traci sewed velvet bags to hold the candles. The hard work paid off. Saks Fifth Avenue and boutiques began carrying the products; now hotels including the Standard in New York and Los Angeles and various spas, do as well. Arntsen has a hands-on approach for making the candles—the idea of the scent comes first, inspired by traveling and research; then she creates the fragrance and packaging. “I developed our best-selling Saijo Persimmon & Clockwise, from top left: Traci Arntsen in her Voluspa studio; Professional Hand Scrubs in Vintage, Herb Garden, and Sommelier flavors for the James Boyce Collection; wick glass candles in Fleurs de Fete, Soleil, Dahlia Orange Bloom, and Panjore Lychee scents; the complete James Boyce Collection featuring a 6.75-ounce Glass Kitchen Candle, Chef Hat Inspired Three-Wick Tin Candle, and six-candle boxed gift set; the Dahlia Orange Bloom group of candles and fragrances; and the brown and orangepackaged Baltic Amber three-wick candle. hospitalitydesign www.hdmag.com
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Hospitality Design - December 2009
Hospitality Design - December 2009
Contents
Online Contents
From the Editor
Scene and Be Seen
News
Calendar
Designer Profile: Happy Chic Designer Jonathan Adler
Designer Profile: Aromatic Ace Traci Arntsen
Designer Profile: The Multiple Personalities of Bannavis Andrew Sribyatta
On Site
On Site
Tech Support
To Market: A Flood of Bathroom Goods
To Market: Fabric Perfect to the Touch
Vin De Syrah
Fairwood Buddies Café
Kempinski Hybernská Prague
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Contents
Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Online Contents
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - From the Editor
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Calendar
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Designer Profile: Happy Chic Designer Jonathan Adler
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Designer Profile: Aromatic Ace Traci Arntsen
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Designer Profile: The Multiple Personalities of Bannavis Andrew Sribyatta
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - On Site
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - On Site
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Tech Support
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - To Market: A Flood of Bathroom Goods
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - To Market: Fabric Perfect to the Touch
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Vin De Syrah
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Fairwood Buddies Café
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Hospitality Design - December 2009 - Kempinski Hybernská Prague
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