kenzo

History and background of Kenzo :

Kenzo has always worked towards a multicultural world, a world of colors and beauty, with nature as a vibrant, inexhaustible source of inspiration. Classic, contemporary, or visionary, the women's and men's perfumes Kenzo created are based on values of life, energy, and a deep-rooted equilibrium.

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KENZO PARFUMS has collaborated with some of the leading artists in the field of design for its fragrance concepts.

Serge Mansau
b. 1930, a world renowned French designer. Mansau has designed bottles for various companies within the perfume industry since 1963, rising to become the designer in fragrance packaging. His passion for theater and stage engineering has been a constant source of inspiration and is reflected in his works. Mansau’s designs for Kenzo include Kenzo’s first fragrance, ça sent beau; the original design of Kenzo pour Homme; the original design of Kenzo parfum d’été; Flower by Kenzo.Fabien Baron
b. 1959, a leading Creative Director and designer. Baron has been involved in various projects within the fashion and beauty industry. Moving from Paris to New York in 1982, he rose quickly within the publishing world, art directing at prestigious institutions such as Italian Vogue, Interview and Harpers Bazaar. In 1990, he founded New York-based Baron & Baron, an advertising and design company that has produced not only fragrance packaging designs, but advertising campaigns, retail environments, logos and graphics for a variety of clients in fashion, beauty, entertainment and more. In 2003, he was responsible for the reinvention of the L’eau par kenzo bottles and also designed the bottles for KenzoKi.Karim Rashid
b. 1960, a leader in the design field. Rashid is an industrial designer based out of New York City. He advocates a “democratic” design sensibility to a mass audience, believing that good design should be appealing to the maximum amount of people. He has produced over 200 designs, ranging from perfume packaging to his iconic Garbo trashcan. His style can be described as a “sensual minimalism.” For Kenzo, Rashid designed the bottles for Kenzo Amour, Summer by Kenzo and the Ryoko collection.Kashiwa Sato
b. 1965, one of Japan’s most prolific designers. Sato is a key player in the Japanese design industry. His creations are scattered throughout Japan on buildings, bottles, CD covers and have made their way around the world via brands such as Issey Miyake, Uniqlo and Microsoft. After working for one of Japan’s largest advertising agencies, Sato founded “SAMURAI” creative studio in 2000. As a true Tokyoite, he was the natural choice to design the bottle for Tokyo by Kenzo, even creating a font expressly for the project.Kenya Hara
b. 1958, part of the new generation of designers in Japan. Hara is considered the mastermind behind the “Muji” concept, stressing the importance of emptiness in Japanese design. Despite being labelled a child of the “new designers,” his work is deeply rooted in Japanese culture. He has designed for a wide range of disciplines, including the opening and closing ceremony programs for the Nagano Olympics, signage for various institutions in Japan and packaging. His design aesthetic is reflected in his simplistic, yet innovative design for Kenzo Power.Alberto Morillas
b. 1950, a world-renowned perfumer. Morillas joined Firmenich in 1970 after two years at Beaux Arts of Geneva. He is mostly self-trained; picturing his scents as colors that he is free to manipulate. Since then he has crafted many fragrances for leading companies in the industry. He was the winner of the 2003 Prix François Coty. Morillas crafted Kenzo’s star fragrance, FlowerbyKenzo.Daphne Bugey
With a love of fragrance, Bugey found her calling on a family holiday to Grasse, the world’s perfume capital, at the age of 12. Her strong personality and creative talent were soon noticed, and in 1996 she realized her childhood dream by joining Firmenich. She and fellow perfumer Olivier Cresp won a FiFi Award in 2007 for their joint creation, KenzoAmour. They would team up again in 2008 for the launch of the limited edition KenzoAmour Indian Holi. Bugey also created the travel exclusive 7:15am in Bali.Olivier Cresp
The youngest son in a long line of wholesalers for raw ingredients in perfumery, Cresp was born into the industry. From the age of 7, he knew he wanted to be a perfumer. A “Nose” for industry giant Firmenich, Cresp has created numerous fragrances for top companies. For Kenzo, he has created L’eauparKenzo pour femme, L’eauparKenzo pour homme, KenzoAmour (with Daphne Bugey) and KenzoAmour Indian Holi (also with Daphne Bugey). Cresp and Bugey won a FiFi Award in 2007 for the original KenzoAmour.Olivier Polge
A master perfumer at IFF, Polge is the son of famous perfumer Jacques Polge, known as the Nose of Chanel. He has also crafted many fragrances for other well-known companies. For Kenzo, he created Kenzo Power.Marie Salamagne
Considered a rising star in the perfume world, Salamagne originally went to medical school with the aim of becoming a child psychiatrist; however she soon realized that she wanted to do something different. She attended perfumery school in Versailles and in 2001 joined Firmenich. She has also worked in the States and Paris. She says draws her influences from daily life. Salamagne created Tokyo by Kenzo.