Fragrances by David Apel

Born in New Jersey, David Apel was an outdoorsy boy whose passion for exploring forests and coastlines led him to study environmental chemistry. An unexpected offer from Givaudan brought him to per- fumery, where his first job had him analyising products already on the market in the gas chromatography lab. There, he developed a deep knowledge of the complexity of raw materials and a perfume philosophy of sorts: every perfume can be considered a work in progress. Art is seldom finished. He joined the American Society of Perfumers’ apprenticeship programme in 1990 and was able to formalise his new passion through on-the-job study. As a junior perfumer he started winning some decidedly senior jobs, and was sent to...