About Us

Lit Lab was a simple idea that started when founder Mallory Chen was still working in tech. A Taiwanese-American who originally moved to Berlin for an adtech job, she quickly fell in love with the city's rich history, architecture, and of course, creative scene.  

Not before long Lit Lab was born in her little Altbau apartment, in a tiny room filled to the brim with soy wax and concrete, and smelled like a conglomerate of the perfume floor in a department store, a candy shop, and a spa. 

Today we operate in an atelier in Berlin Mitte, where you can experience all of the scents individually, and create your own fragrance for your Berlin-inspired candle. All of our concrete vessels are hand-crafted by Mallory and the team, of which the designs have been nominated for the German Design Award and retail internationally. 

 

 

In Japan, there is a concept called Ikigai where doing what you love, what you are good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for, all intersect. It’s referenced as the framework to finding what makes life worth living and is so immersive that time becomes irrelevant.

I planned Lit Lab for three years before finally opening my beloved shop in 2018. My goal is for you to experience fragrance as a portal to your most cherished memories. This is my Ikigai.

Mallory Chen
Founder & Maker