The Raconteur is an Australian fragrance house founded by Craig Andrade, who began his second act in perfumery after a 25-year career as a private equity and capital markets lawyer working across New York, London, South Africa, and Australia. His work focuses on telling the stories of Australia’s native botanicals—many of which remain largely unknown to the global fragrance world despite the country’s extraordinary biodiversity.
Drawing on ingredients from Australia’s vast landscape, Andrade explores rare and underused botanical extracts while blending artistic storytelling with botanical research and scientific curiosity. The result is a collection of fragrances that celebrate Australia’s natural materials while highlighting scent’s deep connection to memory and emotion—perfumes that sit at the intersection of nature, narrative, and sensory experience.
