Vintage 2024 campaign, Sources Guide, Paris Perfume Week: the latest news from the Per Fumum Endowment Fund The campaign to collect applications for support for the 2024 vintage ended on 31 March. A dozen of projects were received. April will be devoted to analysing the applications, which will then be presented to and decided by […]
Guide to sources related to Perfumery
A guide to sources relating to the perfume industry from 1850 to the present day The Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Per Fumum Endowment Fund have joined forces to launch a partnership aimed at highlighting the Library’s transdisciplinary collections relating to the history of perfume and its reception. A postdoctoral fellowship has been set […]
Francis Kurkdjian talks to Madame Figaro about his commitment to the Per Fumum Endowment Fund
Happy New Year 2024 !
A new year, a new beginning: let’s look to the future with hope and optimism. The new year begins with the launch of our campaign to collect requests for support for Vintage 2024. From January 1 to March 31, we’re listening to your projects. To tell us about them, go to the short-lived “Support Request” […]
Tristan Hinschberger, a student at the École du Louvre and researcher into perfumery and the decorative arts in the early 20th century
At the start of the new year, we give the floor to Tristan Hinschberger, a student at the École du Louvre who is writing his thesis on the subject of perfumery and the decorative arts in the early 20th century. FdD Per Fumum: What led you to take an interest in perfumery and the decorative […]
An end-of-year marked by novelty
From Heritage(s) videos to scientific research on olfaction and a perfume scholarship, the Per Fumum Endowment Fund brings you the latest news. The last quarter saw the launch of the perfume grant in support of Tristan Hinschberger, a student at the École du Louvre. This research will focus on the birth of a so-called «artistic» […]
Back to school under the sign of perfume
The 2023 vintage of the Per Fumum Endowment Fund Researching and promoting France’s olfactory heritage: these are the missions that the Per Fumum Endowment Fund wishes to pursue in 2023-2024. To achieve this, it has chosen to support 3 projects: As part of its ongoing commitment to scientific research into olfaction and the sense of […]
Interview with Amaury Bernard
Elaboration of a catalog raisonné based on the perfume-related archives of the Bibliothèque nationale de France FdD Per Fumum : Why did you decide to apply? Can you tell us about yourself and your motivation for undertaking this project? AB: “I’m a contemporary historian*. I defended my thesis in 2019 on French, British and German […]
Behind the perfume : between history and creative process
Meeting with Amaury Bernard at BnF (Bibliothèque nationale de France) This month, meeting with Amaury Bernard. The successful candidate for the Per Fumum Endowment Fund’s grant on the history of perfume in the 20th century. More accustomed to a research environment focused on contemporary history, Amaury Bernard, since March 2023, has been applying all his […]
22 perfumers, A creative process
22 perfumers, A creative process by Clara Molloy and Carine Soyer, unveil the behind the scenes of the fascinating perfumery industry. 22 perfumers, such as Michel Almairac, Calice Becker, Carlos Benaïm, Françoise Caron, Jacques Cavallier, Olivier Cresp, François Demachy, Jean-Michel Duriez, Jean-Claude Ellena, Sophia Grojsman, Guerlain, Francis Kurkdjian, Sophie Labbé, and others, reveal their creative techniques, their secrets and anecdotes in developing the fragrances that shaped their careers. Personal stories through inspiring encounters and travels. From now on, discover the original book, available online on our website, in French and English.