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MAISON PIRUZ
MAISON PIRUZ

Journal

Notes from the house — the field, the atelier, the laboratory, the table.One letter per season; essays between.

Rows of purple saffron crocus at first light on the Khorasan plateau.

THE FIELD

October in Khorasan.

A week beside the crocus fields, from the first dawn pick to the low houses where three threads are separated by hand.

October 2026

Read the note

A single saffron thread held mid-air by aged brass tweezers on an oak table.

THE ATELIER

The second selection.

September 2026

A certificate of analysis resting on linen beside a small jar of saffron.

THE LABORATORY

Reading a certificate.

July 2026

Saffron threads infusing in warm water, a golden plume blooming from the strands.

THE TABLE

The mother infusion.

May 2026

Hands sorting saffron threads on a pale oak table.

THE ATELIER

On the word Piruz.

March 2026

A shallow ceramic plate of saffron rice on a linen napkin in warm afternoon light.

THE TABLE

A quiet lunch in Paris.

January 2026

A copper pot and a bowl of saffron infusion on a marble counter.

THE FIELD

Notes from the harvest, 2025.

November 2025

The Letter.

One letter per season. Nothing more.