Louis Vuitton: A Perfume Atlas

A journey for the senses across five continents, A Perfume Atlas traces the origins of the precious essences that create Louis Vuitton's exclusive perfumes

Louis Vuitton: A Perfume Atlas offers a rare look at the time-honoured crafts of the perfumer, with specially commissioned illustrations, photographs and texts revealing the stories of the precious natural elements that form the basis of the house’s unique perfumes.

With exclusive, first-hand access to Louis Vuitton’s master perfumer Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud, A Perfume Atlas explores how the flowers are cultivated, the growing seasons and techniques used to harvest the blossoms, 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.

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.

About the Authors:

Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud is Louis Vuitton’s master perfumer, and the creator of several award-winning perfumes. Lionel Paillès is a perfume journalist based in Paris. He is the author of Esprit de synthèse: Du parfum, des molecules, Chanel: The Art of Creating Fragrance: Flowers of the French Riviera and Petit lexique des amateurs épris d’odeurs et de parfums. Aurore de la Morinerie is a Paris-based fashion illustrator. She is a regular contributor to Le Monde, Elle and Harper’s Bazaar, and collaborates with a number of prestigious fashion houses, such as Hermès, Maison Margiela and Cartier.