Rebecca Kirchmeier

The perfumer Rebecca Kirchmeier, originally from the south of Germany and currently based in Hamburg, approaches fragrances through an unusually sensory perspective. Before entering the world of perfume, she worked as a flavourist, learning to understand aroma through taste, texture and balance. That early immersion in flavour continues to shape her creative thinking today. Currently working as a perfumer at Düllberg Konzentra in Hamburg, Rebecca composes refined, expressive and subtly complex fragrances. She studied food chemistry at the Technical University of Munich before completing a master’s in Fragrance Design and Creation at ISIPCA in Versailles. This path allowed her to build a bridge between two closely related disciplines that are rarely combined: the science of flavour and the art of perfumery. Perfumery was not part of Rebecca’s original plan. For many years, she imagined pursuing a doctorate and building a career in the food industry. This direction changed when her first position in the flavours industry unexpectedly introduced her to fragrances. What began as a professional detour quickly turned into a passion. During her time at International Flavors & Fragrances, where she worked as a flavours associate, she received her training in perfumery. There, mentors such as Heidrun Harder and Franc Schiet recognised her potential and helped shape her development, building both her technical foundation and her confidence as a perfumer. Rebecca’s inspirations include influential figures such as Anne Flipo and Sophia Grojsman, whose work she admires for its emotional clarity, boldness and innovation. Her ability to combine a strong technical structure with an expressive narrative continues to resonate with her own creative philosophy. Her career has also been shaped by an international life. Having lived and worked in France, the Netherlands and Germany, Rebecca draws inspiration from different cultures, atmospheres and sensory landscapes—experiences that subtly inform her creative world. Today, Rebecca’s work is guided by a fascination with multisensory experiences, where her signature style explores the delicate boundary between taste and smell, creating texturised, nuanced and discreetly expressive compositions. Naturally curious, a traveller driven by ambition, perseverance and a sense of exploration, Rebecca continues to develop her voice in perfumery at Düllberg Konzentra, creating aromas that reveal themselves gradually, inviting curiosity while remaining elegant and wearable.