Perfumer
Christophe Laudamiel
Christophe Laudamiel is a highly accomplished French perfumer and cofounder of the creative studies DreamAir in New York City. With more than two decades of experience in the fragrance industry, Laudamiel has worked with some of the most prominent companies, including Procter & Gamble, Fragrance Resources and International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF).
Laudamiel’s passion for chemistry and fragrance creation began early, after winning the National Chemistry Olympiads of France in 1986. He studied Mathematics and Physics at the Lycée Blaise Pascal in Clermont-Ferrand and graduated with a master’s degree in Chemistry from the European Higher Institute of Chemistry in Strasbourg, France. Laudamiel continued his studies as a Procter & Gamble teaching fellow, teaching chemistry and starting a PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1991. However, he left the programme after a year to become a teaching assistant in Chemistry at Harvard University.
In 1994, Laudamiel joined the Procter & Gamble Creative Perfumery School in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom, studying under the guidance of Principle Perfumer Allan McRitchie and Senior Perfumer Christine Cahen. He received his degree in creative perfumery in 1997 at the Procter & Gamble European Center in Brussels, Belgium, under the supervision of Principle Perfumer Robert Lecoq and Senior Perfumers Catherine Ganahl and Hugo Denutte. Laudamiel was soon promoted to Senior Perfumer by the Society Master Perfumer Rafael Trujillo, who was the principal mentor of Victor Mills.
In 1999, Laudamiel received the Procter & Gamble Special Recognition Award for his work in fragrance creation, especially in fabric softeners, and for his discoveries of new molecules and fragrance technologies. He then briefly studied fine fragrance creation with Master Perfumer Pierre Bourdon in 1999–2000 before joining International Flavors & Fragrances in Manhattan in 2000. Here, he worked alongside fragrance legends such as Carlos Benaim, Sophia Grojsman and Pierre Wargnye, further honing his skills in the field.
Throughout his career, Laudamiel has created some of the most popular fragrances on the market, including Ralph Lauren Polo Blue, Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce and Tom Ford Amber Absolute. He has also worked with brands such as Clinique, Estée Lauder, Michael Kors, Mugler and Tommy Hilfiger.
In addition to his work in the fragrance industry, Laudamiel is also founder and president of the non-profit organisation Academy of Perfumery and Aromatics, and in 2019 was appointed Chief Perfumer of BélAir Lab in Tokyo: a recently managed composition and perfume technology studio by Rohto Pharmaceuticals.
