Beautiful and minimalist, the traditional Japanese art of ikebana - arranging bouquets of cut flowers and leaves using very few elements - ideally corresponded to a form of expression I could transpose in a perfume. The smell of a rose… — Jean-Claude Ellena Copy Share Image
The future does not really lie in discovering new fragrant raw materials.... In order to endure, haute perfumery is therefore condemned to inventing new olfactory promises...to finding a new form of expression. — Jean-Claude Ellena Copy Share Image
Beautiful and minimalist, the traditional Japanese art of ikebana - arranging bouquets of cut flowers and leaves using very few elements - ideally corresponded… — Jean-Claude Ellena Copy Share Image
Oddly, though, lists are reassuring. We become aware of this if we scrupulously follow a recipe, which is essentially a list of ingredients and… — Jean-Claude Ellena Copy Share Image
The future does not really lie in discovering new fragrant raw materials.... In order to endure, haute perfumery is therefore condemned to inventing new… — Jean-Claude Ellena Copy Share Image
As a person, I take pleasure in receiving and sharing. As a perfumer, I like showing and convincing.... I'm quite simply following the trajectory… — Jean-Claude Ellena Copy Share Image
My visitors say they noticed perfumes from different companies in my fridge, and ask what I need these for. I explain that they are… — Jean-Claude Ellena Copy Share Image
