House of Orpheus

House of Orpheus was established by Marcus McCoy in 2014 as an American artisan perfumery operating entirely outside mainstream commercial structures. McCoy works from a studio environment, composing in small batches and maintaining direct relationships with his audience rather than pursuing broad retail distribution. His creative approach draws on unconventional raw material pairings—resinous, animalic, and botanical elements assembled into fragrances that challenge conventional wearability norms while rewarding patience and close attention. The mythological name signals the house's ambitions: fragrance as a descent into something deeper than surface beauty, scent as a vehicle for encountering unfamiliar emotional and sensory territories. House of Orpheus releases appear infrequently and deliberately, reflecting a working process that prioritizes creative integrity over output volume. The house occupies a genuine ultra-niche position in American perfumery—known within collector circles for McCoy's uncompromising vision, largely invisible to mainstream consumers, and deliberately unconcerned with commercial validation.