Bois 1920
Artisan perfumes from Florence, a family passion since 1920.
Bois 1920 traces its origins to a small lavender workshop opened in the hills above Florence by Guido Galardi in 1920, registered under the acronym Bottega Italiana Spigo. The original company closed in 1925, but its formulas and equipment stayed in the Galardi family for the next eighty years. Guido's grandson Enzo revived the brand in 2005, working from the same Tuscan setting and reinterpreting his grandfather's lavender, cypress and incense compositions for a niche audience. The current line spans the heritage Classica range, the more contemporary Real series and limited art collections produced in small numbered runs. Production remains Italian and family-run, with a focus on regional raw materials — Calabrian bergamot, Sicilian citrus, Tuscan herbs — and a preference for transparent, almost cologne-like construction. Distribution is concentrated in European niche perfumeries and a small number of US specialists.
Releases
DNA over time
Each column is an era. Each colored band shows that family’s share of accord weight across every perfume the house released in that window. Bigger band = the house leaned harder on that family.
