Louis Vuitton: A Perfume Atlas, English Version
Louis Vuitton: A Perfume Atlas offers a rare look at the time-honoured crafts of the perfumer, with specially commissioned illustrations, photographs and texts tracing the origins of the precious natural elements that form the basis of the House's unique fragrances. With exclusive, first-hand access to Louis Vuitton’s master perfumer, Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud, this book explores the sources of the raw materials, the techniques used to harvest them and how essential oils are extracted, distilled and composed to create new and complex fragrances. From Chinese magnolia and osmanthus to India’s tuberose and jasmine, each seed pod, berry, woody stem, fruit, leaf and flower opens a world that evokes the thrill of far-off places and names, trade routes, sea journeys and the rhythms of the seasons. At once a journey for the senses across multiple continents and a poetic celebration of a most mysterious art, Louis Vuitton: A Perfume Atlas is the perfect gift for lovers of nature, luxury, travel and beauty.
- 32 x 23.9 cm/12.6 x 9.4 inches
- Rose cover
- Texts by Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud and Lionel Paillès
- Illustrations by Aurore de la Morinerie
- Photographs by Sébastien Zanella
- Hardcover
- The book is published with three different covers: jasmine, rose and lemon
- 380 pages
- 206 illustrations
- English edition
- Co-published with Thames & Hudson
- Printed in Italy
Louis Vuitton is implementing a responsible wood sourcing policy by working to find alternatives to the endangered wood species protected by CITES (Washington Convention). The wood used in this product is FSC© (Forest Stewardship Council©)-certified, a standard that guarantees the sustainable management and exploitation of forests, in addition to respecting biodiversity and benefitting the local communities that live or work there. To reinforce our commitment, Louis Vuitton is proud to rely on the expertise of Canopy, a global non-profit environmental organisation dedicated to the protection and preservation of forests, animal species and the climate.