Interviews
34 found. Showing stories 1 to 12, with most recent first.
The perfumer who hates perfume: An interview with Christopher Brosius
by Liz Upton, 01 September 2008
Zephyr is a big dog. I met him a month ago and a few thousand miles away, but as I shut my eyes, it is as if he's lying on the carpet in front of me. He's rolling on his back, encouraging me to rub his pinkly dogsome tummy, and he smells very strongly and wetly canine. His master, Christopher Brosius, would understand this hallucinatory kind of scent memory - in this case sparked by some smears of doggy smell that rubbed off my hands onto my notebook and seem to have been fixed by something on the scent test strips I have tucked into the cover. Brosius' perfumery is all about lucid and occasionally startling scent memories and illusions. The vials in his shop are magic portals which allow you to revisit your grandmother's tomato greenhouse, experience a worm's-eye view of a luminous flower or stamp your way through a hot, mulchy forest; all standing in a bare room with your eyes tightly shut and your nose twitching with surprise....
James Krivda / Sophie Labbe / Laurent Le Guernec / Christophe Laudamiel ~ Scent Treks through Time
by Marian Bendeth, 23 August 2008
This is part eleven of interviews from Marian Bendeth's Scent Treks Through Time series, where we find out where perfumers would go if they could travel back in time, to meet, chat and co-create with a perfumer of the past. This week our time-travellers are James Krivda (Mane), Sophie Labbe (IFF), Laurent le Guernec (IFF) and Christophe Laudamiel. ...
Filling the Gilded Shoes of Guerlain - an interview with new in-house perfumer, Thierry Wasser
by Marian Bendeth, 11 August 2008
It must feel a bit daunting when you receive an honourable request to be heir apparent to one of the most celebrated French Perfume and Cosmetics Houses in the world! Especially when you are not a blood relative of the perfumed peerage Guerlain family.
Marian Bendeth interviews Guerlain's new in-house perfumer, Thierry Wasser, and finds out how he feels about his new role; his relationship with Jean-Paul Guerlain and the future of the Paris-based house.
...Nathalie Feisthauer / Christoph Hornetz / Jane Hendler / Isabelle Michaud ~ Scent Treks through Time
by Marian Bendeth, 09 August 2008
This is part ten of interviews from Marian Bendeth's Scent Treks Through Time series, where we find out where perfumers would go if they could travel back in time, to meet, chat and co-create with a perfumer of the past. This week our time-travellers are Nathalie Feisthauer (Symrise), Christoph Hornetz (Les Christophs / IFF), Jane Hendler (Ajne) and Isabelle Michaud. ...
An Interview with Bertrand Duchaufour
by Michelyn Camen, 30 July 2008
Michelyn Camen speaks to Bertrand Duchaufour on the eve of the launch of L'Artisan Parfumeur's Fleur de Liane. We find out more about his new relationship with L'Artisan; the inspiration behind the new fragrance; his views on the industry as a whole and what he thinks of Dior Homme....
Rodrigo Flores-Roux / Ralf Schwieger / Neil Morris ~ Scent Treks through Time
by Marian Bendeth, 22 July 2008
After a short break we return to Marian Bendeth's Scent Treks through time series, where we find out where perfumers would go if they could travel back in time, to meet, chat and co-create with a perfumer of the past. In the ninth installment our time-travellers are Rodrigo Flores-Roux (Black Cashmere, Zirh Corduroy...), Ralf Schweiger (Lipstick Rose, Eau de Merveilles...) and Neil Morris....
Maurice Roucel / Linda Pilkington / Lorenzo Villoresi ~ Scent Treks through Time
by Marian Bendeth, 09 July 2008
The eighth set of interviews from Marian Bendeth's Scent Treks Through Time series, where we find out where perfumers would go if they could travel back in time, to meet, chat and co-create with a perfumer of the past. Today our time-travellers are Maurice Roucel (Musc Ravageur, L'Instant de Guerlain, Gucci Envy...), Linda Pilkington (Ormonde Jayne) and Lorenzo Villoresi....
Jean-Michel Duriez / Calice Asancheyev-Becker / Vero Kern ~ Scent Treks through Time
by Marian Bendeth, 07 July 2008
The seventh set of interviews from Marian Bendeth's Scent Treks Through Time series, where we find out where perfumers would go if they could travel back in time, to meet, chat and co-create with a perfumer of the past. Today our time-travellers are Jean Patou's in-house perfumer, Jean-Michel Duriez; creator of J'Adore, Calice Asancheyev-Becker and independent perfumer Vero Kern. ...
Bertrand Duchaufour / Marvel Fields / Steven DeMarcado ~ Scent Treks through Time
by Marian Bendeth, 30 June 2008
The sixth set of interviews from Marian Bendeth's Scent Treks Through Time series, where we find out where perfumers would go if they could travel back in time, to meet, chat and co-create with a perfumer of the past. Today our time-travellers are L'Artisan's Bertrand Duchaufour, Marvel Fields and Steven Demarcado. ...
Nathalie Lorson / Roja Dove / Michael Storer - Scent Treks through Time
by Marian Bendeth, 23 June 2008
The fifth set of interviews from Marian Bendeth's Scent Treks Through Time series, where we find out where perfumers would go if they could travel back in time, to meet, chat and co-create with a perfumer of the past. Today our time-travellers are Nathalie Lorson going to the sixties, Roja Dove (pictured) travelling to the 1910's and Michael Storer to 1945. ...
Scent Treks through Time ~ Francis Kurkdjian / Geza Schoen / Jessica Buchanan
by Marian Bendeth, 18 June 2008
The fourth set of interviews from Marian Bendeth's Scent Treks Through Time series, where we find out where perfumers would go if they could travel back in time, to meet, chat and co-create with a perfumer of the past. Today our time-travellers are Francis Kurkdjian (Le Male, Green Tea, Rose Barbare...), Geza Schoen (Diesel, Escentric Molecules...) and Jessica Buchanan (Grasse perfumery student)....
Scent Treks through Time ~ Michel Roudnitska / Mandy Aftel / Antoine Lie
by Marian Bendeth, 16 June 2008
The third set of interviews from Marian Bendeth's Scent Treks Through Time series, where we find out where perfumers would go if they could travel back in time, to meet, chat and co-create with a perfumer of the past. This week our time-travellers are Mandy Aftel (Aftelier), Antoine Lie (Givaudan) and Michel Roudnitska (Art et Parfum). ...
Report an Error
Twitter
Facebook
MySpace
Last.fm
All Editorial
