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Perfumers

Luca Maffei: The Milanese Perfumer Who Translates Stories into Scent

Year of birth: 1985From: Milan, ItalyName: Luca MaffeiBased at: Atelier Fragranze Milano (AFM)Connecting the yeasty qual...
Books and Movies

The Golden Rule of Perfume (Japanese Book) by Miya Shinma

Book InformationJapanese title (English gloss): The Golden Rule of PerfumeAuthor: Miya ShinmaYear of publication: 2010Pu...
Books and Movies

Perfume Brand Stories (Japanese Book) by Sachiko Hirata

Book InformationJapanese title (English gloss): Perfume Brand StoriesAuthor: Sachiko HirataYear of publication: 2007Publ...
Perfumers

Dorothée Piot: The Light and Shade of Trees, and Scents That Gradually Unfold

To explore Dorothée Piot’s perfumes, begin by looking not only at what they smell of, but at what kind of atmosphere the...
Perfumers

Jean-Paul Guerlain: The House’s Fourth-Generation Perfumer Who Turned Memory and Love into Scent

“Perfume is the most intense form of memory.”Jean-Paul Guerlain, interview with Elle Canada, reproduced by Now Smell Thi...
Perfumers

Guillaume Flavigny: Turning Both Black Ink and White Tea into Olfactory Chords

Name: Guillaume FlavignyCountry of origin: FranceCompany: GivaudanTraining: ISIPCA and Givaudan’s perfumery schoolComme ...
Perfumers

Calice Becker: The Perfumer Who Polishes a Fragment of a Flower and Creates Light That Lingers in Memory

Perfume is the most beautiful illusion.Calice Becker, Perfumer & Flavorist, “The Juice,” 2017How do flowers get inside a...
Perfumers

Jérôme Epinette: Listening First, Drawing Character with Woods

“I am passionate about woods, so almost all my creations contain woods.”Jérôme Epinette, interview with Fragroom, 2021Bo...
Perfumers

Jacques Guerlain: The Third Generation of Guerlain, Turning Twilight and Stories into Fragrance

“Making perfume? It is a matter of patience.”Jacques Guerlain, as recalled by Marcel Billot, in the translation publishe...
Perfumers

Jacques Polge: A Poet of Scent Connecting CHANEL’s Memory with Its Future

“Perfume is a form of poetry. It says nothing, yet gives us so much.”Jacques Polge, Together magazine, 2011Born June 14,...