Alexandra Carlin: “This ginger smells of freshly grated root”
Alexandra Carlin is a Symrise
perfumer. She spoke to us about how
Madagascan ginger became one of
her favorite fragrance ingredients.
Interviews
Frédéric Badie: “I’m particularly fond of frankincense”
As a chemistry graduate, Frédéric Badie first joined Mane to train in formulating natural ingredients. From there he went to Charabot, where he worked on olfactory and analytical control before becoming a perfumer at CAL-Chauvet. He is currently R&D director at Payan Bertrand.
Mark Buxton: “Pink pepper can pull some base notes up to head notes”
He loves the finer things in life, including wine and haute cuisine. He has launched his own brand, Mark Buxton Perfumes, and is co-founder of the Nose perfumery concept store in Paris.
Mieke Van de Capelle: “We need to help students who want to pursue a career”
Mieke Van de Capelle is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Firmenich, the world’s largest privately owned fragrance and flavour company. We interviewed her about how she approaches diversity, equality and inclusion in her work.
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Saskia Wilson Brown: ”Only diversity can allow for a living culture”
Director and founder of the Institute for Art and Olfaction in Los Angeles, Saskia Wilson Brown is deeply engaged in open access and transmedia practices. The Institute for Art and Olfaction, founded in 2012, is a non-profit arts organization devoted to experimentation and education in perfumery.
Alessandra Tucci: “If the perfume industry wants to see more diversity in its teams, it can only happen through education”
Alessandra Tucci founded the Paralela Escola Olfativa in São Paulo in 2012 and became an expert in perfumery, strategy and innovation.
Chantal Artignan: “Our school should not be reserved for a social elite”
Chantal Artignan is the director of the École Supérieure du Parfum (ESP) which has been training students in Paris and Grasse since 2011
Shyamala Maisondieu: “I had to make my own voice heard”
Shyamala Maisondieu is a truly international perfumer. Born in Malaysia, she studied in London, lived in Hong Kong and followed the courses of the Givaudan perfumery school, in Grasse.
Shabnam Tavakol: “There is a problem of diversity, equity, and inclusion in perfumery “
Shabnam Tavakol is an independent perfumer who draws her strength from an atypical background. As her first fragrance, Nostalgia, is revealed, we exchanged about the issues of diversity, equality and inclusivity in perfumery today.
Calice Becker: “The ultimate goal would be to see perfume design recognised as an intellectual work”
Calice Becker, President of the International Society of Perfumer-Creators, answered Nez’s questions.
Firmenich, a 125-year legacy in perfumery
“To do well you must do good and to do good you must do well”: The motto reflects the legacy of Firmenich company that just celebrated its 125th anniversary in November 2020.
Silvio Levi : « Essencional aims to support the international development of Beauty and Artistic Perfumery distribution »
A true jack of all trades and hyperactive, Silvio Levi is a key figure in the so-called niche perfumery (in Italy, one might say more artistic).At the head of a perfume brand, a distribution company, and the organiser of the Esxence show in Milan, he created, before the summer, Essencional, an information website dedicated to independent perfumery.
Democratising olfactory culture – Saskia Wilson-Brown, Institute for Art and Olfaction
When you are a perfume lover, or simply curious to know more, how do you acquire olfactory culture? How can you satisfy your thirst for knowledge?
The Osmothèque – Patricia de Nicolaï, perfumer and former president of the Osmothèque
The Osmothèque is home to perfumes that are part and parcel of people’s lives and memories. Whether they are still on store shelves or long gone, they are all fragments of a collective consciousness.
Reformulating a perfume – Alexandra Kosinski (CPL Aromas)
During a perfume’s life cycle, the formula may change. Alexandra Kosinski (CPL Aromas), explains how perfumers go about it.
Taking the plunge into independant perfumery – Ludovic Bonneton (Bon Parfumeur)
In his quest to emphasise the artistic dimension of perfume as an experience that expands and intensifies life, Ludovic Bonneton has created an approachable and joyous brand.
How is independent perfumery doing? – François Hénin (Jovoy)
How do you launch an independent brand in a landscape that has reached saturation point? What mistakes should be avoided in order to stand out from the profusion of products? An overview by François Hénin, founder of Jovoy.
What is an olfactory department? – Karine Lebret (L’Oréal)
How does a major company develop a new perfume? Karine Lebert explains how L’Oréal has taken the innovative step of setting up an in-house olfactory department.
Mainstream perfumery at a composition house – Audrey Barbéra (Symrise)
Audrey Barbéra, Global Account Director with Symrise, shares her inside knowledge about developing a fragrance.
Perfume distribution in the United States – François Duquesne (Maison Duquesne)
How is the distribution network of the world’s largest market organised? How is it evolving? François Duquesne, founder of Maison Duquesne and a distributor in the United States, tells us all.
