An article on a new perfume museum installation
in Florence, Italy, curated by one of our favourite perfume writers, Chandler
Burr. In this exhibit Chandler tries to illustrate the global nature of perfume,
from Tonka beans from Brazil to ginger oil from the Ivory Coast.
The idea for this concept came from the
idea that he “had never thought of it, (perfume),
in terms of its human geography, nor of the people whose lives perfume is made
of. The perfumes we wear are things that come from our planet, an immense,
miraculous factory of extraordinary scents, and are filled with the lives of
human beings. Every bottle of perfume contains a world.”
The article itself is a good read, but
there is also a fantastic video interview with Chandler Burr himself. Enjoy!
No comments:
Post a Comment