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, which also owns Diptyque[4] and MALIN+GOETZ.[5]
In 2023 Armando Cabral and D.S. & Durga collaborated on the Mahogany Kora fragrance.[8][9]
In 2023 the brand partnered with The Carlyle on shampoo, conditioner, and body wash inspired by the hotel’s honeysuckle-scented soap.[10]
D.S. & Durga collaborated with Todd Snyder on a fragrance named Young Dunes,[11] and its products are sold in all Todd Snyder boutiques.
Etymology
“Durga” was David’s pet name for his wife, Kavi.[10]Durga (Sanskrit: दुर्गा) is a Hindugoddess associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars.[12]