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Get RAD! It’s Terry again, not Thierry.

 Posted by Nobi, 21 May 2008

今回は、『ティエリー』ワッサーではなく、『テリー』リチャードソンのお話。

世界の三大香料企業であるジボダン、IFF、フィルメニッヒは、最も才能のある若手の調香師達を揃えているわけですが、彼等は今ひとつ開拓精神に欠ける印象が受けます。技量と知識に関しては申し分の無い連中ばかりなので、もっと思い切った冒険をしてくれると、香水の世界がずっとエキサイティングになると常日頃思ってるのですが…..

下の三つのビデオの中で、写真界の鬼才テリー・リチャードソンが良い事を言っています。特に三つ目のビデオは、若手調香師達に発破をかけるつもりで掲載しました。詰まる所は、自分の方法論を信じ諦めずにそれを突き進めれば、最初は突拍子もないような事であっても、いつしか周りもそれを認めてくれるようになるということです。

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I posted about a campaign called “Luxury Reborn” by Belvedere Vodka (LVMH Group) in February, and the PR for them seems to know that I can’t get enough of Terry Richardson. So here we go…

Terry Richardson is saying some good things in these three short films which have been added to Belvedere’s website recently. Especially in the third film where he speaks about the style of his photography, there is something that many perfumers can learn from if they want to be ‘contemporary’ perfumers. Skill and knowledge come first of course, but moving beyond these ‘basics’ in a radical manner (like the great Sophia Grojsman has done long ago) is what I would like to expect from the younger generation of perfumers today.

“Terry Richardson on Connecting with People” 

“Terry Richardson on Luxury and Taste” 

“Terry Richardson on the Snapshot”