№ 01Selected
Terre d'Hermès
J
PU · Perfumer№ 6a2bfc
— Perfumer dossier · French —
Exclusive in-house perfumer, Olfactory Creation Director/Le Couvent – Maison de Parfum
Jean-Claude Ellena
“Minimalistic, natural materials, contemporary haute perfumerie.”
Grasse 1963-presentActive
Fragrances
158
Career
1963—
Houses
05
Awards
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Hermès·The Different Company·Givaudan·Ghori·Le Couvent – Maison de Parfum·Hermès·The Different Company·Givaudan·Ghori·Le Couvent – Maison de Parfum·
— 01 · Biography · editor’s notes —
The journey of Jean-Claude Ellena.
Opening chapter
ean-Claude Ellena is a French perfumer and writer, born in Grasse, France, in 1947. He began his career in the perfume industry as an apprentice at the factory of the essential oil maker Antoine Chiris in Grasse at the age of 16. Ellena later became the first student at the newly formed perfumery school of Givaudan in Geneva, Switzerland, and has worked for several major perfume houses, including Hermès, The Different Company, and Givaudan.
02 · Formation
Jean-Claude Ellena began his perfume career as an apprentice at the essential oil factory of Antoine Chiris in Grasse at 16. He later studied at the newly established Givaudan perfumery school in Geneva, Switzerland. Throughout his career, he has worked with major fragrance houses, most notably as Hermès's exclusive in-house perfumer from 2004 to 2016, creating the Hermèssence collection. In 2019, he became the Olfactory Creation Director of Le Couvent – Maison de Parfum. His creations include numerous iconic perfumes such as Terre d'Hermès and Eau Parfumée au Thé Vert, and he has a profound commitment to using natural materials and a minimalist aesthetic, which has earned him acclaim in the industry.
— Purone curation —
“Minimalistic, natural materials, contemporary haute perfumerie.”
Education & training
Chiris
02 · Career
Timeline.
- —→ —
Ghori
06 · Lineage
Mentors & students.
Mentors
- 01Edmond Roudnitska
07 · Selected
Notable works.
№ 02Selected
Eau Parfumée au Thé Vert
№ 03Selected
Un Jardin en Méditerranée
№ 04Selected
First by Van Cleef & Arpels
№ 05Selected
Rose Ikebana
№ 06Selected
L'Eau d'Ambre
№ 07Selected
Déclaration by Cartier
№ 08Selected
Osmanthe Yunnan
№ 09Selected
Bois d'Iris
№ 10Selected
Ambre Narguilé
№ 11Selected
Aqua Mahana
№ 12Selected
Arancia Rossa
№ 13Selected
Tuberosa
— Adjacent noses
