Perfumes
Ānti: perfume begins with sweat and salt – not flowers
While presenting the fragrance Paura dell’Acqua, the founders of Ānti took us through the chronology of the brand, from the Egyptian “sweat of the gods” to plague-era opulence – how...
Diptyque Re-lights the Neon of the Orphéon
More than half a century later, Diptyque has returned to that ember-lit cradle of its creativity, transforming memories of sax riffs and swirling cigarette ribbons into a limited-edition collection that...
Aedes de Venustas brings 1990s New York back into the present
Rooted in the history of a real 1990s East Village bar, Café Tabac by Aedes de Venustas translates a New York atmosphere into scent, combining tobacco, resin, fruit and smoke...
L’Objet Blindfold: a study in material design and sensory precision
Blindfold continues L’Objet’s development in perfumery, translating its design discipline into a musk-driven scent conceived with perfumer Yann Vasnier
Solsequium, the sun’s own flower: Ffern Summer 25
A fragrance house rewriting the codes of perfumery, where scarcity is the new abundance and a summer sunset an eternal dream
Cyprès Pantelleria, Giorgio Armani. A story between the earth and the sea
An ode to the island’s personality. In conversation with Véronique Gautier, Armani Beauty's Director, and Alberto Morillas, master perfumer and creator of Cyprès Pantelleria
Louis Vuitton, On the Beach. An ode to the West Coast and the city of Los Angeles
Created by perfumer Jacques Cavallier Belletrud, On the Beach is an expression of a day spent at the beach in the Californian summertime
Eau de Cologne, Chanel. Jacques Polge’s interpretation of cologne
The modern retelling of the classic scent is being redefined by a focus on sustainability through sourcing natural origin ingredients, eco-conscious packaging, and creating circular economies
Chanel, Paris. The symbolic value of the lion, the strength of Coco Chanel
The revelation of an untold aspect of the founder's existence. From 'Coco' Chanel’s zodiac sign, to the Lion of Venice which struck a chord with the founder and sealed her...
Byredo’s Blanche Absolu: scent as structure
Byredo expands its olfactory language with Blanche Absolu, a fragrance that explores the tension between softness and structure through intensified florals, musk, and texture
How Maison Margiela’s Replica Line Bottled Winter’s Essence
From Chamonix’s Snow-Covered Chalets to the Lab: By the Fireplace, part of the Replica collection, draws on the nostalgia of 1970s Chamonix, blending raw materials and alpine culture into a...
Celine Zouzou: youth and the poetics of the twentieth century
Hedi Slimane's muses for Zouzou - 20th century figures who embody the paradox of innocence and rebellion: Françoise Sagan, Jean Seberg, the Velvet Underground
Anna Fendi and the F which stands for Family
99 years of Fendi: from the power of the family as an image, the changes in company management, some words from Anna Fendi and the new opening in via Montenapoleone
Amouage, Purpose: Quentin Bisch enhancing the freshness of Omani frankincense
The tree is a visual metaphor for what the perfume expresses on an olfactory level, playing on the contrast and duality between smoky, resinous, warm, and woody notes and other...
Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Cologne forte. A collection of gender-neutral fragrances
«Eau de Cologne is a classic olfactive form. The power of classism relies in the simplicity of an expression and minimalism of the form»
Nobile 1942: Damask silk from Lorsica and hand-blown glass from Altare
The Rigati collection: ‘Rigati’ means ‘striped’ in Italian, referring to the old striped buildings made of marble and slate typically found in Genoa, where Nobile 1942’s warehouse is located
L’Eau Papier by Diptyque: diluted ink permeating a blank page
Fabrice Pellegrin created L’Eau Papier as he would write a book: sesame in the form of roasted seed extract – this element evokes the scent of ink
Preserving Collective Memory Through Art and Fragrance: BYREDO and Dozie Kanu, Bal d’Afrique
Bal d'Afrique, which was inspired by someone else's memories, was created with the intention of preserving and celebrating diasporic connections
Ambre Chromatique, Maison Crivelli: Thibaud Crivelli introduces the Slow perfume
Thibaud Crivelli worked with the French perfumier Quentin Bisch to transform the memory of a night trek in a tropical forest into a fragrance – everything starts from a synesthesia
Eau de Californie, Celine: Hedi Slimane’s home in Beverly Hills
Hedi Slimane pays homage to his love affair with California: summers on the beaches of San Clemente and San Onofre, the scent of Connolly leather on a Rolls Royce Corniche
Dr Vranjes Firenze, Rosa Tabacco: natural is not synonymous with safety
«I created the first perfume for myself, the second for my loved ones and the third for the public», in conversation with Dr. Paolo Vranjes
Ormaie. Organic perfumes with an architectural integrity rooted in Baptiste Bouygues’ childhood
Pain Perdu emulates french toast, Papier Carbonne is inspired by his elementary school. Baptiste Bouygues has built Ormaie on memories
Cologne Indélébile by Frédéric Malle. Permanence in a bottle
Frédéric Malle is a third generation perfumer «perfume? I spoke the language without knowing it». Along with Dominique Ropion they collaborate again for Cologne Indélébile
The Hedonist, Ex Nihilo. A fragrance that features new compounds, made with enzymes: Akigalawood
The perfume industry is developing synthetic molecules with biochemists and bioengineers working to develop biosynthetic methods of producing fragrant compounds
