The Founder BALMAIN | From Shaping Clothes to Fragrance Across Generations
Fashion cannot exist without beauty, and beauty cannot exist without fashion.— Olivier RousteingPierre Balmain opened hi...
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The Founder CLIVE CHRISTIAN | From Designing Homes and Gardens to Creating Perfumes
Explore Clive Christian’s move from interiors to perfume, Victoria’s work at the counter, and the different historical inspirations behind Rock Rose and Matsukita.
The Founder XERJOFF | Designing the Fragrance and the Object Together
Sergio Momo and Dominique Salvo’s journey, from quartz flacons to Naxos and musical collaborations, reveals how Xerjoff makes scent and form together.
The Founder JIL SANDER — The Founder’s Story and the Search for Materials, from Clothing to Perfume
From a Hamburg boutique to Woman Pure and Olfactory Series 1: the founder’s story, the perfumers’ memories, and the choices of materials and form that connect Jil Sander’s clothing and fragrances.
The Founder Une Nuit Nomade: From the Music Industry to Perfume, Two Founders Creating Stories of Travel
Philippe Solas and Alexandra Cubizolles met in the music industry. Trace the French perfume brand’s journey from Balinese care products to its 2017 renaming, its collaborations with perfumers, and creations that turn places and music into scent.
The Founder LIBERTA PERFUME: Perfumes Born from Dialogue and Japanese Materials
Daiki Yamane studied perfumery while working in consulting and launched the brand in 2020. From online scent profiling to the Nakameguro lab, explore the creative choices that turn Japanese landscapes and regional materials into perfume.
The Founder Neandertal: Exploring Humanity’s Past and Future through Scent and Stone-Tool-Shaped Bottles
A British perfume brand born from Kentaro Yamada’s art practice. Trace Neandertal’s development and craftsmanship through collaborations with perfumers, bottles based on stone tools, paired fragrances, and creation with AI.
The Founder JILL STUART: The Story of New York and Japan That Turned “Cuteness” into Jewels of Scent
“Fragrance is the most accessible luxury.”— JILL STUART Beauty official design historyJill Stuart’s perfumes are easier ...
The Founder NONFICTION: Returning to Your Unadorned Self Through Scent
“Scent is not something you study in order to understand. It is something you feel and judge intuitively.”— Cha Haeyoung...
The Founder JORUM STUDIO: Translating Scotland’s Land and Culture into Contemporary Perfume
“I have no interest in following trends or imitating existing creations.”— Euan McCall (perfumer and co-founder; transla...