©OBANDO is an internationally recognized multidisciplinary design practice and high-perfumery house founded in 2025 by Juan Carlos Obando.

As an art director, product designer, photographer and cultural polymath, as well as a fervent student and researcher of the Bauhaus movement, Juan Carlos fully revealed his design skills within the fashion industry between 2008 and 2019 through his namesake label, earning a reputation for redefining the concept of modern American eveningwear with an unassuming approach and a suggestive use of silk as the main archetype.

Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Beyoncé and American filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow were among those who wore and supported his work.

With the sense that not only does a scent have to engage and seduce but also reflect the presence of the person wearing it, Obando feels it's not good enough anymore to just create a beautiful perfume. It's about coming up with work that can express perspectives with multiple layers of meaning, none tinged with nostalgia, but rather a mirror held up to its time.

Together, these experiences synthesize ©OBANDO PARFUMS’ creative domain, heightening new resonance and dialogue that amplify engagement with diverse subcultures and artistic practices.

Juan Carlos is based in Los Angeles and works worldwide.