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Perfumers

Elie Roger: Trusting Imagination and Developing a Scent of One’s Own

Explore perfumer Elie Roger’s early life and career in Grasse, approach to fragrance creation and notable perfumes.
Perfumers

Aliénor Massenet: Reflecting Art in Fragrance through Labdanum and Myrrh

Explore perfumer Aliénor Massenet’s training, career and path into the perfume industry. Discover the characteristics of Massenet’s fragrance-making and representative perfumes, and trace the background to their creation.
Perfumers

Maurice Roucel: From a Passion for Chemistry to Warm Sensuality

Explore perfumer Maurice Roucel’s early life, career and approach to creating scents. Discover the person behind the work through some of the most notable perfumes Roucel has composed.
Perfumers

Édouard Fléchier: A Craftsperson Supporting Great Perfumes with a Finely Honed Sense of Smell

Explore perfumer Édouard Fléchier’s early life, training in Grasse and career. Discover notable perfumes and follow the course of Fléchier’s creative work.
The Founder

Mangla: Connecting Memories of the Tibetan Plateau to Everyday Life Through Fragrance and Craft

Mangla was born from the memories of founder 多哇德吉, who grew up on the grasslands of Golok in Qinghai. Trace its five wood-centered fragrances, expansion into incense and body care, and approach to traditional craft and nature.
Perfumers

Carlos Benaïm: Nurturing Great Perfumes through Memory and Curiosity

Explore perfumer Carlos Benaïm’s early life and career, and the scent memories formed in Morocco. Discover notable perfumes and trace the background to Benaïm’s creations.
Perfumers

Bruno Jovanovic: Vivid Individuality within Simple Compositions

Explore perfumer Bruno Jovanovic’s early life, discovery of perfume and career. Discover the background to Jovanovic’s creations, notable perfumes and personality.
Perfumers

Dominique Ropion: A Perfumer Who Meticulously Sculpts the Contours of Flowers

Paris-born perfumer Dominique Ropion learned about the world of scent through the influence of Ropion’s father and grandfather, choosing perfumery during an internship at Roure at 16. Ropion’s career began with the creation of Ysatis, selected in a Givenchy perfume competition, after which the name became widely known within the industry.
The Founder

HATENKO: Fragrances Connecting Ukiyo-e, Woodworking, and Kaga Yuzen Dyeing

Trace Atsushi Shimizu’s path from commissioned work to Shimizu’s own perfumes, and the background and making of HATENKO, which translates ukiyo-e scenes into scent and brings woodworking and Kaga Yuzen craftsmanship to its bottles.
The Founder

Crazy Jasmine: Recreating the Scent of Freshly Opened Jasmine Flowers

From Yoko Mukaida’s experience growing jasmine while designing tea packaging to bangles, perfumes worn on skin, and a separate company in 2026: tracing the reasons for recreating freshly opened jasmine and choosing a single-note approach.