Interview with Pierre Dinand, designer. by Julien Levy Read On
“Consumers may be buying less, but they’re buying better... They want meaning.” Françoise Donche has a fairly unique status in the world of perfume. At Givenchy, she is an olfactory specialist,... Read On
“It takes both diplomacy and perseverance to discover new ingredients.” Like a hunter of essences, Stéphane Piquart goes searching for producers of olfactory ingredients and tries to find the pr... Read On
For a few years now, brands and houses have been communicating about the perfumers they work with. Like fashion designers, some perfumers have become household names, appearing in fashion magazines... Read On
“A designer’s role is to break new ground, to provoke, to surprise.” Thierry de Baschmakoff has designed bottles for the most prestigious fragrance brands. Like a sort of artistic director, he d... Read On
“Finding a creative name for a fragrance is getting harder and harder” What should we call our latest fragrance? Every company in the beauty industry has been confronted at some point with the p... Read On
“The instant when an accord can turn into a fragrance Is a magical moment, full of promise… And I believe in it!” Ilias Ermenidis welcomes me into his Manhattan office. Charming and friendly, h... Read On
« Smelling one of my creations on someone in the street always gives me a little thrill… » Ann Gottlieb is American. Throughout her career, over the course of her career, she has worked for a wi... Read On
“If I found something tomorrow that made for a more intense break with my past than perfumery did, I wouldn’t have any trouble leaving perfumery behind” Read On
Mathilde Laurent is the House of Cartier’s in-house perfumer. After having worked for Guerlain for 10 years, she joined the jeweler Cartier in 2005. She creates custom-designed fragrances for the b... Read On