AUGUST & PIERS

Brothers August and Piers Campbell’s eponymous brand combines their love of fragrance and design. August (right) tells us more

Before the pandemic we were living and working in central London. I was an art director for a leading advertising agency and Piers was an industrial designer, specialising in high-end bespoke lighting.

We’ve been fascinated with fragrances from an early age and we’re passionate about beautiful design and sustainable methods. So it felt natural to create a brand where we could incorporate all these elements. As siblings, we share many similarities but also couldn’t be more different. We set out to create a range that celebrates individuality and all those curious characters we know and love.

Lockdown has been a blessing for us. With less distractions and nothing to do in the evenings, it enabled us to hit the floor running and launch in the lead-up to Christmas. We both moved back to our family home in Surrey, which meant we were able to spend more time brainstorming together and zone in on launching the brand.

As neither of us had experience working with a consumer business, it has been very much a ‘learning on the job’ process. One of the first lessons we learnt was to keep customers happy and always communicate with them, which was quite overwhelming at first because we didn’t expect so many orders! We’ve just launched our new fragrance ‘Muse’, which will be closely followed by a sixth scent. We’re also developing an environmentally conscious diffuser and a gift set, as well as related fragranced accessories. augustpiers.com