D.S. & Durga is a perfumery brand founded in 2008 in Brooklyn by husband-and-wife team David Seth Moltz and Kavi Ahuja Moltz.[1][2] David Seth Moltz is a self-taught perfumer.[2] Kavi Moltz is an architect.[3]
In 2024 the brand was acquired by London-based Manzanita Capital,[4] which also owns Diptyque[5] and MALIN+GOETZ.[6]
The brand was first sold in Barneys New York in March 2015,[7] and later Bergdorf Goodman, Galleria, and Liberty; its own retail stores are in Nolita and Williamsburg in New York,[3] and Venice Beach in California.[8]
In 2023 Armando Cabral and D.S. & Durga collaborated on the Mahogany Kora fragrance.[9][10] In 2023 the brand partnered with The Carlyle on shampoo, conditioner, and body wash inspired by the hotel's honeysuckle-scented soap.[11] D.S. & Durga collaborated with Todd Snyder on a fragrance named Young Dunes,[12] and its products are sold in all Todd Snyder boutiques. In 2018 Duran Duran Collaborate with D.S. & Durga on Limited Edition Fragrance Collection Celebrating Four Decades of Duran Duran's Music.
“Durga” was David's pet name for his wife, Kavi.[11] Durga is a Hindu goddess associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars.[13]
