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The Makers
Composed and shaped by hand.
NEIL JACOBS
Co-founder · perfumerCo-founder · perfumer
“Every fragrance begins as a question. Most of the work is finding the right one.”
STEPHAN JACOBS
Co-founder · ceramicist
“We make vessels meant to outlast us. Refilled, never replaced.”
The makers
Three pairs of hands.
One workshop.
NEIL JACOBS
Co-founder · perfumer
Composes every fragrance in the house. Drafts on a yellow legal pad. Left a career in law in January 2025 to commit to Sir Jacobs full-time.
STEPHAN JACOBS
Co-founder · ceramicist
Taught himself slip-casting from YouTube on a second-hand kiln. Now leads vessel production. Background in design.
Ben
Partner · since 2024
First met the work as a customer — a White Quarry diffuser placed by his interior designer. Brought the relationships and the forward gaze.First met the work as a customer — a White Quarry diffuser placed by his interior designer. Brought the relationships and the forward gaze.
Johannesburg · London
We compose fine fragrance and shape porcelain by hand.
Each piece is made in our studio in Johannesburg, and now
travels as far as London.
Gifting
A gift, considered.
A small selection, gathered for the people you give to. If you
need help choosing, write to orders@sirjacobs.com —
we are happy to recommend.
Every order, considered
Small luxuries.
Two matching samples
Included with every order
Small-batch porcelain
Made in South AfricaMade in South Africa
Complimentary shipping
Orders over R1,500Orders over R1,500
How we gift
Three small considerations.
Packed by hand
In our own boxes.
Every gift leaves the studio in our boxes, sealed with our branding.
Sent direct
Shipped without prices.
Gifts sent direct to the recipient include no pricing, no invoice.
Ready to give
Bagged, tied, and finished.
Add gift wrap at checkout and we will finish your order in a Sir Jacobs bag, tissue paper, and ribbon.
The Maximus Collection
The largest pieces we make.
Our largest pieces, cast in chisel-textured porcelain at our Johannesburg studio. A one-litre diffuser with fifty-centimetre reeds, and a candle of nearly a kilo and a half. The diffuser comes in white and black, composed around Floral Bloom or Citrus Grove. The candle comes in white and amber — the white with raspberry, jasmine, caramel and musk; the amber with orange, lemon and a soft fruit note.
For her
Slow, considered, kept close.
For someone who notices things. Our most-loved pieces lean toward soft florals and warm woods — SON ROOS on a dressing table, FLORAL BLOOM by a bath, a hand cream within reach.
For her
Slow, considered, kept close.
For someone who notices things. Our most-loved pieces lean toward soft florals and warm woods — SON ROOS on a dressing table, FLORAL BLOOM by a bath, a hand cream within reach.
Hospitality Collection
Refined hospitality, presented in porcelain.
A complete amenity system designed to elevate guest spaces through material, scent and form.
Handcrafted vessels · Curated fragrances · Refillable by design.
Hospitality Collection
Refined hospitality, presented in porcelain.
A complete amenity system designed to elevate guest spaces through material, scent and form.
- White Quarry – Clean. Architectural. Quietly striking.
- Sandline – Soft. Organic. Warmly understated.
- Greenwood – Textured. Natural. Grounded.
- Dark Current – Bold. Sculptural. Dramatic.
2020-24
Resin · Then porcelain
02 · Material
The vessels began in resin. It was not right.
The vessels began in resin. Stephan, drawing on a background in 3D design, printed and cast the early forms when no glass-blower in South Africa could supply what we wanted. The resin worked. It was not right.
One Saturday, Stephan found a second-hand kiln on Facebook Marketplace and taught himself slip-casting from a YouTube channel. The first vessels were rough. The first scents were uneven. Both got better.
By the numbers · 2020–2024
20
Vessels per batch — fettled by hand.
1
Single room. One kiln. Two pairs of hands.
1220°
Fired once · porcelain vitrified.
∞
Refillable. Infinitely.
What comes next is the part we have been waiting for.
— NEIL & STEPHAN JACOBS
FOUNDERS