About Us

About Behind: Tilted Chair

Jill M. Zachman, Ph.D.

Imagine a house divided into two wings. At its center, a tilted chair—slightly off

balance—invites reflection on how emotion moves between what is felt and

what is shared.

The Fragrance Wing

This is the intimate wing—the personal side of the house. Here live the

perfumes Joy, Anticipation, Anxiety, and Isolation—each translating emotions

difficult to put into words. These fragrances are meant to be worn, collected,

and carried like fragments of inner language.

The Educational Wing

Across the hall, the second wing opens outward. Through multi-sensory events

that merge scent, image, and text, the public is invited to explore the wider

context of emotion and olfaction. These gatherings—held in Florence, New York

City, and soon Los Angeles—transform fragrance into shared understanding

and dialogue.

Together, these two wings form Tilted Chair—a house built for both solitude

and connection, where fragrance becomes a language between self and world.