Grasse is a city on the Côte d’Azur known for being the world capital of perfumery and whose city center buzzes around several large fragrance houses. Moreover, more than 10% of the local population is employed by the perfume industry. Also, the nose job is a profession that is most often passed down from generation to generation, such as was the case in the family of Antoine Maisondieu.The prestigious genealogy of Antoine MaisondieuAntoine Maisondieu comes from an extraordinary family. He is the grandson of Albert Camus and also the youngest in a line of perfumers.
However, he did not immediately give in to the call of the nose job. Indeed, film buff and passionate about photography, he initially intended to pursue a career in photography or cinema. Nevertheless, he ended up joining the family path, finding in perfumery another way to let his creativity express itself. Thus, he attended the prestigious Roure de Grasse perfume school where he graduated. Following this, he began his career as a perfumer at Givaudan. This then prompted him to leave his native region to reach Paris. Currently, Antoine Maisondieu is still part of the workforce of this large company and most often produces male fragrances.
The atypical signature of Antoine Maisondieu
If Antoine Maisondieu has finally chosen the path of perfumery, he does not forget his love of cinema. Thus, he made films of Visconti or Kubrick a real source of inspiration. He then uses fragrances to develop his original and unique vision of the world. Antoine Maisondieu has a very artistic approach to perfumery. He works mainly with his heart and his feelings. He confides in this capacity: “I work, I feel, and until the product gives an emotion”. Thus, he who particularly loves Chopin, develops a perfume as nuanced as the works of this great classical pianist. Likewise, when asked which painting corresponds to him the most, he does not hesitate to answer: “A fresco from Pompeii”. As you will understand, Antoine Maisondieu is an explosive and colorful character who holds a special place among the nose makers of new current scents. What’s more, he is married to a perfumer, Shyamala Maisondieu, which allows him to further enrich his creative process through the creative complementarity he has with his wife.
Antoine Maisondieu is a character who likes to create, dare and experiment. We owe him a very large number of masterpieces and this has notably enabled us to collaborate with the houses Versace, Victoria Secret, Van Cleef & Arpels, Tom Ford, Paul Smith, Lanvin, Gucci, Armani, Comme des Garçons, Burberry, Etat Libre d’Orange, Boucheron and Balmain.
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