Tom Clark
About Tom Clark
Tom Clark is a historian and Americanist , who discovered his passion for perfume through basenotes. He inevitably developed an interest in the cultural history of perfume and is currently exploring the uses of history by perfume houses in constructing their brand identity, as well as transatlantic differences in male perfume culture. Tom lives near Frankfurt, Germany and maintains the occasional blog state of the [car]nation.
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An interview with Johann Maria Farina
18 June 2009 Interviews
For any perfume lover, the Farina Haus at Obenmarspforten 21 in Cologne, Germany is something of a shrine – the birthplace of Eau de Cologne, a revolution in perfumery, and the seat unto this day of the world’ oldest fragrance house, Johann Maria Farina gegenuber dem Julichsplatz, founded in 1709. Formerly also the site of its production, it now houses a spacious store, as well as a museum which features an impressive array of historical artefacts and documents. After a guided tour by “Johann Maria Farina” (1685-1766), garbed in resplendent Rococo attire, I was led through an inconspicuous door to the office of the present-day Johann Maria Farina, managing director and direct 8th generation descendant of his namesake....
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