Perfumery Materials & Restored Historic Bases
About Fraterworks
Fraterworks is dedicated to supplying perfumers and creators with exceptional, high-end, and often difficult-to-obtain materials for fragrances and cosmetics. From meticulously restored historic bases using genuine formulas to contemporary perfumery ingredients and vibrant colours for your scents, our team is committed to providing access to outstanding products at fair prices.
What Guides Us
Our Mission & Values
Uncompromising Quality
We meticulously source and craft the finest essential oils, absolutes, aroma chemicals, and bases. Our expertise ensures every Fraterworks product not only meets but exceeds the high expectations of perfumery professionals.
Preserving Perfumery Heritage
Fraterworks is deeply committed to the art of perfumery. We carefully restore historic formulas, ensuring these olfactory masterpieces are preserved and accessible for future generations of creators.
Integrity & Transparency
We believe in open communication. Our customers can trust our clear information regarding materials, our meticulous processes, and our industry affiliations, fostering lasting relationships built on confidence.
Fair & Considered Pricing
Exceptional materials should be within reach. We work to keep rare and high-end ingredients accessible, pricing fairly so creators at every level can bring their finest work to life.
Our Craft
The Fraterworks Method: Our Workshop & Bases
Fraterworks bases are primarily manufactured at our dedicated workshop in New Zealand, with select Grasse-based productions made to our exacting specifications. Our extensive library of original formulas is a testament to the generosity of perfumers within the industry who share our commitment to preserving historic masterpieces for the global perfumery community.
The reconstruction of classical bases, particularly those containing materials now rare, prohibited, or restricted, is a task we approach with profound respect and meticulous care. We innovate to create modern, compliant versions that remain true to the original artistic vision, whether from Jean Carles, Ernest Beaux, or other luminaries of perfumery's golden age.
Fraterworks operates with full independence. All our signature bases are crafted in-house. We do not offer bases from external companies, except for those transparently featured in our Third Party Bases collection.
The People
Our Team
Fraterworks is led by a small, close-knit team who share a love of perfumery and a commitment to doing things properly.
Jamie Frater
Founder & CEO
Our founder and CEO, Jamie guides Fraterworks' creative and strategic direction. With a deep love of perfumery and a creative history, he brings a unique blend of artistic vision and technical acumen, ensuring Fraterworks upholds the values he founded it on while continually improving. Jamie also manages the Frater Foundation.
Paul Limcangco
Co-Founder & Products Director
Paul is instrumental in product development, customer relations, and the curation of Fraterworks' extensive fragrance and material offerings. His background in Architecture (MArch Prof.) provides a unique perspective on structure, design, and systems, ensuring product integrity and customer needs are seamlessly met.
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Sarah Frater
Office & Facilities Manager
Sarah, sister of our founder, keeps our facilities running smoothly. She wears more hats than most, from team leading to managing health and hazardous-goods training for our fulfilment team, and has been with Fraterworks practically since day one.
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The Wider Team
Behind our founders is a dedicated team of perfumers' assistants, compounders, quality technicians and fulfilment specialists based at our New Zealand workshop. Each brings their own expertise, working together to source, create, and deliver the exceptional materials our clients rely on — and to ensure every order is prepared to the Fraterworks standard before it reaches your hands.
Sourcing
Seeking out rare, high-end and hard-to-find materials from trusted suppliers around the world.
Compounding
Crafting our signature bases and restored historic formulas by hand in our workshop.
Quality Control
Checking and verifying materials so every product meets our exacting standards.
Fulfilment
Packing and dispatching orders with care and precision, ready for their journey to you.
Trusted & Accountable
Industry Affiliations
Fraterworks is proud to be an official member of IFRA (International Fragrance Association), the Flavour & Fragrance Association of Australia and New Zealand (FFAANZ), and IFEAT (International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades). These affiliations underscore our commitment to industry best practices and safety.
Experience the Fraterworks Difference
Our expertise, dedication to quality, and passion for perfumery are distilled into every product we offer. We invite you to explore our collections and discover why creators worldwide trust Fraterworks for their finest materials.