D.S. & Durga is a perfumery brand founded in 2008 in Brooklyn by husband-and-wife team David Seth Moltz and Kavi Ahuja Moltz. [1] [2] David Seth Moltz is a self-taught perfumer. [2] Kavi Moltz is an architect. [3] In 2024 the brand was acquired by London-based Manzanita Capital, which also owns Diptyque [4] and MALIN+GOETZ. [5]
The brand was first sold in Barneys New York in March 2015, [6] and later Bergdorf Goodman, Galleria, and Liberty; its own retail stores are in Nolita and Williamsburg in New York, [3] and Venice Beach in California. [7]
In 2023 Armando Cabral and D.S. & Durga collaborated on the Mahogany Kora fragrance. [8] [9] In 2023 the brand partnered with The Carlyle on shampoo, conditioner, and body wash inspired by the hotel’s honeysuckle-scented soap. [10] D.S. & Durga collaborated with Todd Snyder on a fragrance named Young Dunes, [11] and its products are sold in all Todd Snyder boutiques.
“Durga” was David’s pet name for his wife, Kavi. [10] Durga ( Sanskrit: दुर्गा) is a Hindu goddess associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars. [12]
D.S. & Durga is a perfumery brand founded in 2008 in Brooklyn by husband-and-wife team David Seth Moltz and Kavi Ahuja Moltz. [1] [2] David Seth Moltz is a self-taught perfumer. [2] Kavi Moltz is an architect. [3] In 2024 the brand was acquired by London-based Manzanita Capital, which also owns Diptyque [4] and MALIN+GOETZ. [5]
The brand was first sold in Barneys New York in March 2015, [6] and later Bergdorf Goodman, Galleria, and Liberty; its own retail stores are in Nolita and Williamsburg in New York, [3] and Venice Beach in California. [7]
In 2023 Armando Cabral and D.S. & Durga collaborated on the Mahogany Kora fragrance. [8] [9] In 2023 the brand partnered with The Carlyle on shampoo, conditioner, and body wash inspired by the hotel’s honeysuckle-scented soap. [10] D.S. & Durga collaborated with Todd Snyder on a fragrance named Young Dunes, [11] and its products are sold in all Todd Snyder boutiques.
“Durga” was David’s pet name for his wife, Kavi. [10] Durga ( Sanskrit: दुर्गा) is a Hindu goddess associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars. [12]