Stéphanie Prinet Morou (General Delegate) presents the projects supported by the Per Fumum Endowment Fund at the 1st Paris Perfume Week last March. Frédéric Manfrin (head of the history service in the philosophy, history and human sciences department of the Bibliothèque nationale de France) focuses in particular on the source guide created from the BnF’s […]
Interview with David Richard, director of the films Héritage(s)
To coincide with the release of the special edition of Héritage(s) aimed at students, David Richard, author and director, agreed to answer our questions. Fonds de Dotation Per Fumum: What motivated you to create a special edition format? Did it meet a demand or a need? David Richard: “I’m always motivated to bring out the […]
A scoop for back to school…
…but in the meantime, a bit of reading for this summer break! NEW: A special format with a new visual identity has been added to the Heritage(s) collection, bringing it closer to the concerns of young people as they train to become perfumers. This new film is made up of 5 short modules of personal […]
Stéphanie Prinet Morou talks about the achievements of the Per Fumum Endowment Fund in the podcast “La maison de mes rêves”
Interviewed by Anne-Sandrine Di Girolamo, Stéphanie Prinet Morou talks about the Per Fumum Endowment Fund in the May 10 episode of La maison de mes rêves. Click here to listen.
Per Fumum Endowment Fund’s latest fragrance news
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» […]