Oriental
Max Gavarry
A true breeding ground for perfumers, the city of Grasse does not carry its title of world capital of perfumery for nothing! Indeed, the city employs the majority of its population in the perfume industry. Moreover, this Provençal city helps train the greatest creators on the planet. Thus, we owe much of our renown in the field of fine perfumery to it. Now, Max Gavarry is also a native of this land. A focus on his incredible career and his current renown.
The beginnings of Max Gavarry
Max Gavarry was born in Grasse, in 1937. In other words, he has always been immersed in the world of perfumery. This world is fully part of his life, and this path therefore opened up to him quite naturally. Unlike most great perfumers today, who began their training at a prestigious university and then at a globally renowned group, Max Gavarry made his name gradually, by joining a Provençal family company. Moreover, he began his career by joining the company Lautier Fils, in 1959. A company more than two centuries old, it always managed to remain human in scale, preserving the authenticity of its heritage. At the time Max Gavarry joined it, Lautier Fils had around 220 employees. Max Gavarry stayed there for seven years, until 1966. Having acquired solid knowledge in the field of perfumery, he moved toward a much larger company. He joined the IFF company, within which he then spent the rest of his career.
Max Gavarry at IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances, better known as IFF, is an international company manufacturing fragrances for the perfume industry, as well as flavors for the food industry. Currently, IFF is among the largest companies in this field. It is the third-largest company in its sector in terms of revenue, just behind Givaudan. While its headquarters are based in New York, Max Gavarry remained attached to the European branch of this company. Moreover, he began by holding a position, in Paris, as director of European perfumers in the fine perfumery category. Then, Max Gavarry was entrusted with a prestigious department bringing together several renowned perfumers such as Guy Robert, Ernest Shiftan, and Bernard Chant. Together, they developed several prestigious creations. Thus, Max Gavarry kept rising through the ranks within IFF, until becoming vice president of the Europe division. Yet, this rise to the highest spheres of perfumery did not manage to calm his ambitions. Eventually Max Gavarry launched his own company, in 2002. He currently works as an independent perfumery consultant.
Over the course of his career, Max Gavarry can boast having worked with the greatest creative houses such as Prada, Paloma Picasso, Lalique, Guy Laroche, Grès, Emmanuel Ungaro, Dolce & Gabbana, and Dior.
Creations by Max Gavarry
Oriental
Floral
Chypre