There’s one thing I have been thinking about for a while to make perfumers’ identities more visible. The idea came up as I began to hear some perfumers being unhappy only to find their names in a motley list of perfumers in the web. I think it’s not a bad idea to have a reliable source to find information on perfumers, I mean an orgnized list of perfumers at recognized houses with their bios and photos.
Some details:
- sort the list by house (Givaudan, IFF, Firmenich…), by category (fine fragrance, beauty care, household…), and by location (New York, Paris…)
- have a photo (nice ones) and a bio (less corporate, more personal) of each perfumer
- update information every year (wins, transfers…)
- include perfumers from Beauty Care and Toiletries (they are equally important assets for each house)
- list only the notable wins of each perfumer or list only what each perfumer is proud of
The information is obtainable… but who is going to put the time and money for it? This is clearly not my job. So, I suggested Perfumer & Flavorist to think about making a directory website of perfumers. The editor seemed keen on the idea, and I hope something will come out from them.
Wow…. such a great idea. I’m working on my computer on that since quite a long… and specialy for the dissaperead perfumers. Having a photo of them was not always easy.
The idea of having the transfers… is also good to understand the insides of a big house.
I would happily volunteer to help
I join Marina in her enthusiasm!
Dear Nobi,
..not all perfumers have disappeared…some are just on another planet…check out Lorenzo Dante Ferro…a well-kept secret..