"When Wasser studied perfumery he was made to deconstruct and copy Guerlain’s iconic fragrances. Now he is the envy of the profession, learning from the master not only the creative signature of the company, but also those bits of the profession that are wiped from the duties of the modern perfumer - the inspirational travel and first hand sourcing of materials which has always been the job of the Guerlain perfumer.".
Read the interview with Thierry Wasser, in-house perfumer at Guerlain, paying his respects to his mentors and Jean Paul Guerlain here on Wallpaper.
Alerted through Basenotes forum.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Jean-Paul Guerlain in conversation with Thierry Wasser on Wallpaper
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