The Diary of a Nose: A Year in the Life of a Parfumeur
It’s a curious job being a nose, and in one way must be rather unsatisfying. However you explain it—nature, luck, genes, years of application, an early formative encounter with pipi de chat or whale vomit—you are endowed with a great and unusual creative gift. Your nose in a million, your instincts, and your blending skills are the most important i
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Host: And of course, the luxury sector spans over so many different products. But what do you think the definition of luxury is?
Bernard Arnault: First of all, I don't like very much the word luxury, because you have something attached to it, which means show off, which mean something of non significance or something, something that is useless. And ... See more
Bernard Arnault: First of all, I don't like very much the word luxury, because you have something attached to it, which means show off, which mean something of non significance or something, something that is useless. And ... See more
KG • Letter #100: Bernard Arnault (2016)
“Nothing. You began as nothing and you will end as nothing. And in between—everything, and nothing. In between—joy and sorrow, beauty and decay. Everything yours to partake of yours to bear. Yours to see, to know, to give birth to—and to let go. None of it yours to have.
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