Portraits of Founders

At Ramon Molvizar, creation carries a collective dimension. The perfumes are developed by its creative team, in a collective approach where each composition is born from a dialogue between materials, imagination, and expertise. The house thus chooses to prioritize its artistic signature rather than highlight the name of an individual perfumer. A vision that has accompanied, since its beginnings, the idea of perfume as a true form of artistic expression.

Yuri Gutsatz (1914-2005) left his mark on the history of perfumery by championing a simple idea: the perfumer is an author. Born in Saint Petersburg and later settled in Paris, he worked for Roure before collaborating with several major houses. In 1975, he founded Le Jardin Retrouvé, often regarded as one of the first niche perfume houses created by an independent perfumer. There, he championed free creation, guided by emotion rather than marketing. As co-founder of the Osmothèque in 1990, he...

As a self-taught perfumer, Maya’s practice was developed through experimentation; the blending of raw materials with a variety of essential oils, aroma compounds and resins; nature and science combining in autobiographical fragrances. Maya’s olfactory identity draws inspiration from her upbringing, as well as an archive of intimate family photographs from the 1960s; the small Swedish summer house surrounded by mercurial forests, the visits to her grandparents’ sparsely furnished flat on...

Dr Frida Michailidou is an award-winning scientist specialising in fragrances and a creative perfumer. Born and raised in Greece, she was fascinated from an early age by the scents of Greece's rich botanical heritage, which inspired her to embark on a career in sustainable chemistry and perfumery. She led a pioneering scientific expedition to Mount Olympus and was the first to decode the scents of its rare flora using advanced, non-destructive technology. Recognised as an ‘MIT Innovator Under...

Elizabeth Liau, founder of Maison de l'Asie, is dedicated to creating fragrances that invite you to travel. Her philosophy? That every note tells a story, and every bottle embodies a heritage. This designer has an unrivalled ability to interweave cultural narratives and olfactory art. Drawing inspiration from her Asian heritage and her many travels around the world, she imagines fragrances that tell personal, yet universal stories, inviting wearers to explore a sensory world rich in emotions...

The first Franco-Sudanese perfumer, Maiada El Khalifa embodies boldness and innovation. After a successful career in finance and technology, this polymorphous woman who is also an artist founded her own niche perfume brand, TAYSHABA. Born in Sudan and having lived in several countries, she draws on her multicultural roots to create unique fragrances, combining Sudanese heritage with contemporary influences.  This is how she defines her approach, where each creation is a symphony of daring and...

Pissara Umavijani grew up in Thailand, in a house filled with books and poetry. A young artist passionate about fragrances, she began to create her own perfumes, mixing rare and precious scents. She dreamed of opening her own Perfume House, and in 2011, she brought her dreams and creations to Paris. After learning the science of perfumes on her own, she continued to produce her first collection of exclusive fragrances with a large perfume production house in Grasse. Parfums Dusita was...

From the passion for both the chinotto fruit and the artistic perfumery, Marco Abaton has the idea to capture the scent of all the different facets of this extraordinary citrus, using the flowers and the fruit, both green and ripe. Chinotto is a citrus plant coming from far away, but which finds its ideal home in Savona, a small coastal city in the Liguria Riviera of Ponente. Chinotto is generous. From its rich flowering, its leaves and peels, we could get scented extracts. The scents and...

Véronique Stambouli is an artist and perfume designer inspired by the "limitless" blending of raw materials: with her creations, she creates emotions with passion and gourmandise. She draws her inspiration from cooking, nature and travel.  Nature has never ceased to provide her with emotions and inspiration, as in Corsica, where "the smell of the scrubland mixed with the warmth of the runway gives me a feeling of well-being".  Beyond borders, Véronique admits to "opening her nostrils wide" in...

At just 17 years old, Nika left her home in search of adventure and independence inEurope, where her grandfather was working. It was there that she discovered her passion for perfumes and the art of fragrance creation. Nika spent years working with and learning from industry experts, and she came to the conclusion that the primary goal of a perfume should be to give people the freedom to express their unique personalities through scent, no matter what their mood or desired persona. This...

Portrait of Nicolas Chabot, founder of Aether, Le Galion and Headspace fragrances. Nicolas Chabot is a perfume enthusiast, a daring entrepreneur and a prolific creator. He is the founder of three niche brands, each with its own identity, history and olfactory universe: Aether, Le Galion and Headspace. Let's discover them together.

Virginie Dhoye, founder of the French niche perfume house ONSKAD, describes herself as a free-spirited, determined and visionary woman.