Elements is an integrative showcase organized by designers for designers, a significant point of difference from a typical “tradeshow.” Conceived by three New York-based entrepreneurs—Frederick Bouchardy, Jeff Lawson of Jeff Lawson Inc., an exclusive art fair production company, and Ulrich Lang of Ulrich Lang New York
Special Bulletin: Nine Natural Perfumers take on creating fragrances from a list of over 200 I.F.R.A regulated raw materials. Witness protection program not offered. Look for our reviews November 17-21.
In my personal story with perfume, an encounter marked a turning point in my life. Until I was 15 years old, I never thought that perfume and femininity were linked. Dans mon histoire personnelle avec le parfum, une rencontre a marqué un tournant dans ma vie. Jusqu’à ce que j’aie 15 ans, je n’ai jamais pensé que le parfum et la féminité sont liées.
“I collect prints and have a mental picture of irises in the ‘floating world’ (the ukiyoé in Japanese) in the works of Hokusai or Hiroshige. They inspired me when I was writing this divertimento based on floral iris. I felt like foiling the classic approach to iris by working on the flower’s fragrances which are virtually unknown- Jean Claude Ellena
“I come from a background of naturals, of natural medicine and natural living & conditioned to think that ‘synthetics’ were ’bad’. In Grasse we studied 150 man-made materials and I was amazed to discover that many of them are beautiful! Reglisse was born from a desire to find a connection between these opposites.
Evan calls her perfumes Puja Fragrances, referencing the ancient Sanskrit word Puja which means “a ritual offering of auspicious items such as flowers, fruit, perfume and sacred ash. The winner is
