Mainstream perfumery at a composition house – Audrey Barbéra (Symrise)
Audrey Barbéra, Global Account Director with Symrise, shares her inside knowledge about developing a fragrance.
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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.
The role of the fragrance compounder – Bernard Maccini (Payan Bertrand)
The past 20 years or so have seen robots becoming increasingly involved in weighing out formulas alongside fragrance compounders. Answers from Bernard Maccini, Chief Perfumer and head of the fragrance production site for Payan Bertrand.
The production process of a perfume – Cristina Castellanos (Iberchem)
Cristina Castellanos tells us how the production process unfolds at this Spanish composition company specialising in fine and functional fragrances.
Artificial intelligence – Jean-Christophe Hérault (IFF)
Artificial intelligence programs are gradually becoming part of the perfume development process. Jean-Christophe Hérault, senior perfumer at IFF, explains the implications of what is sometimes referred to as a revolution.
The role of the in-house perfumer – Mathilde Laurent (Cartier)
Perfumers become an integral and crucial part of a true ecosystem and they are involved in every stage in the development of a new creation as Mathilde Laurent explains.
Choosing your palette – Véronique Nyberg (Mane)
Perfumers are often involved in selecting the ingredients that make up their company’s palette. Véronique Nyberg, perfumer and vice-president of fine fragrances at Mane, discusses this crucial mission.
When seniors train juniors – Domitille Michalon-Bertier (IFF)
Fragrance houses train their youngest recruits by placing them under the wing of one or more experienced creators, as Domitille Michalon-Bertier, senior perfumer at IFF explains.
From natural to synthetic – Jonathan Warr (Takasago)
An ever-growing number of innovations make it possible to obtain synthetic molecules from renewable resources. Explanations, with Jonathan Warr, Vice-President for Research & Development at Takasago.
Yes, we need synthetics – Xavier Fernandez (Nice University)
Why then are synthetic ingredients more useful and necessary than we think? And what exactly is green chemistry? Xavier Fernandez shares his insights.
Madagascar, a unique testing ground for natural ingredients – Suzy Le Helley (Symrise)
Perfumer Suzy Le Helley (Symrise) tells us the story of the close-knit collaboration with Madagascar small-scale producers and the issues involved.
Jungle Essence technology – more real than nature itself
Whether it’s red seaweed, coconut, coffee bean or everlasting flower, these speciality fragrances produced by Mane are enriching the perfumer’s palette with unprecedented realism.
The Essence Discovering the World of Scent, Perfume & Fragrance – Collective – Gestalten
A patchwork of know-how and facts and figures about perfumery and olfaction, conveyed in an eclectic and free-wheeling style.
Irene Gisbert Borras : « The Barcelona Olfaction Week is a magical week, where the nose is the protagonist »
Meeting with Irene Gisbert Borras, co-founder of Barcelona Olfaction Week, a whole week of activities and conferences dedicated to olfaction and perfume.
Dreamwood – the woody scent that dreams are made of
Firmenich is launching its fourth ingredient created using their white biotechnology, Dreamwood*. Through the alchemy of various substances science and nature have combined to transform sugar into a sandalwood scent.
Spritzing to Success – Annette Green
A useful work to those documenting the dates, places, and people in fragrance marketing history!
Behind the Scenes at the IFF Atelier du Parfumeur in Grasse
The Atelier du Parfumeur opened its doors in Grasse in May 2019. Created by the American fragrance house, the site was designed as an artist residence for perfumers which will also be open to the public twice a year. Let’s go on a guided tour.
Perfumes: The Guide 2018 – Luca Turin – Tania Sanchez
The reference book to grasp 10 years of niche perfumery creations.
Perfume Legends II: French Feminine Fragrances – Michael Edwards
Michael Edwards offers us a second, enriched edition of his cult book on perfumery.
A Scented World, the Magic of Fragrances – Claire Bingham
Interviews, various portraits, flacons and mises en scène that create a cosmopolitan, aesthetic and modern take on perfume through the eyes of those who produce it.
