Interviews
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An interview with Ulrich Lang
by Danielle Cooper, 14 April 2008
Having worked for L'Oreal and interned at Aramis in the UK, Ulrich Lang certainly has industry credentials but it was his 2003 launch of Anvers, a project that combines fragrance and photography, that made the industry sit up and take notice. Following the success of Anvers with Anvers 2 cemented Lang's reputation for creating fascinating, contemporary fine fragrance. The German fragrance designer now based in New York, took time out to tell Basenotes what inspires him...
Ask Chandler Burr - the author of The Perfect Scent anwers your questions
by Grant Osborne, 23 January 2008
At the end of last year, we asked you to send in your questions for Chandler Burr. Burr is the NYT's scent critic and the author of two fragrance books: The Emperor of Scent and The Perfect Scent (both from Henry Holt). Here are Chandler's responses. ...
Subversive Genius - An interview with Etienne de Swardt of Etat Libre D'Orange
by Marian Bendeth, 01 December 2007
I was a bit concerned about my fashion sense when I heard I was going to meet with Etienne de Swardt, President of Etat Libre d'Orange Parfums. What exactly does one wear when the press kit has some major sexually suggestive graphics and names like: Secretions Magnifiques, Putain des Palaces, (Hotel Slut) or Whips and Boots. At least I can say the hair on my head is Blonde, (check out Vrai Blonde) and I do love leather garments (found in Rien, In Praise of a Traitor). Well, it's a start....
The Man Behind The Hat: An interview with Romano Ricci
by Marian Bendeth, 08 October 2007
Romano Ricci is the creator of the fragrance house, Juliette has a Gun, and great-grandson of Nina Ricci. Marian Bendeth went to meet the man behind the hat....
An Interview with San Francisco-based perfumer, Ineke Ruhland
by Grant Osborne, 03 October 2007
Ineke Ruhland is a classically-trained perfumer with an independent studio in San Francisco. Her first four fragrances were launched last year to critical acclaim. Basenotes caught up with Ineke before the launch of her fifth fragrance....
The Interpreter of Accords: Profile on Laurent Assoulen
by Marian Bendeth, 27 July 2007
Laurent Assoulen has a sensorial calling; the composition of music and the interpretations of perfume which both fill the air and soul with a thousand stories....
Interview with Les Christophs': Christophe Laudamiel and Christoph Hornetz: Perfumers of Le Coffret
by Marian Bendeth, 17 January 2007
Thierry Mugler Parfums' 'Le Coffret' began as cultural experiment after Les Christoph's read Patrick Suskind's book 'Perfume, The Story of a Murderer'. They explain their interpretations, olfactory lives and inspirations....
An interview with Alexandra Balahoutis, founder of Strange Invisible Perfumes
by Danielle Cooper, 28 November 2006
Strange Invisible Perfumes is the botanical perfumery owned by Alexandra Balahoutis. The boutique and perfumery opened on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, Los Angeles in September 2005. Botanical perfumery excludes the use of synthetic ingredients and advocates the use of natural flower and plant extracts. Basenotes had the opportunity to find out more about the woman behind the concept....
An interview with Bond No.9 Founder, Laurice Rahme
by Danielle Cooper, 26 October 2006
To reach the position of International Training Director at Lancome is a magnificent achievement. To head up their Middle-Eastern expansion, launching in 22 countries and effecting a three-fold increase in the skincare business is incredible. If you achieved all of this as a 21 year old woman in 1973 you can only be Laurice Rahme....
An interview with The New York Times' new perfume critic, Chandler Burr
by Grant Osborne, 22 August 2006
The New York Times announced today the appointment of Chandler Burr as its first columnist to review and rate fragrances. Mr. Burr, a longtime magazine writer and the author of "The Emperor of Scent", will have his first column - called Scent Strip - published in the fall issue of T: Women's Fashion on August 27. Read an interview with Chandler Burr abour his new column here....
An interview with Ayala Sender
by Grant Osborne, 17 August 2006
Ayala Sender is the perfumer and founder of the fragrance house, Ayala Moriel, who offer a selection of high quality fragrances and can create bespoke perfumes to suit you. We spoke to Ayala about her perfumes and the background of her company....
Scents from the South: an interview with Colombian fashion and fragrance designer, Jean Pascal
by Marlen Harrison, 10 August 2006
Jean Pascal is a Genevan-born, Colombia-based fashion designer, whose fragrances have generated a lot of recent interest on the Basenotes Community. Marlen Harrison speaks to the man himself....
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