In love with patchouli – history and trends of an iconic raw material
A Givaudan’s presentation held by Eugenie Briot and Arnaud Guggenbuhl
The “All things patchouli” presentation was informative and enriching. Still, I wish Givaudan had opened the door to its patchouli materials a bit more and enriched our olfactive experience with a slightly wider palette of patchouli materials.
Leading by the nose – perfumers speak out on education, diversity & creativity
A panel with Alexandre Helwani, Hiram Green, Veronique Nyberg and Alex Lie. Moderator: Karen Marin.
“Leading by the nose” enabled some precious insights into the compromises and personal struggles of perfumers working in the industry or as independent and self-taught perfumers. It scratched the surface of many issues we rarely witness exposed to the public.