In her sharp and intellectual first novel, the author finds tragic comedy in socialism, inequality and the flawed ways we connect as the world burns ...
Unfortunately, Ellena died shortly before her book became published, but her family says she was able to see a rough draft and was very pleased with the outcome. “Coconut and Charles” is a book Ellena ...
PARIS — In a bold move that harkens to fragrance days of yore, Hermès International has appointed Jean-Claude Ellena as its first in-house perfumer. Starting June 7, Ellena will oversee the brand’s ...
Jean-Claude Ellena, 65, was born in Grasse, in Provence, the son of a perfumer. In 2004, he became in-house perfumer for Hermès, where perfume sales have since more than doubled. The company set up a ...
Harris (left) and Joseph William Torrey served as the vice-governor and governor of Ellena. (Wikipedia pic) For most Malaysians, July 4 is just another day on the calendar. But while people in the US ...
On a sunny afternoon last June, the French perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena arrived at the offices of Hermès, the luxury-goods maker, in Pantin, just north of Paris, to present his first essais—or ...
Jean-Claude Ellena, one of the top noses in the fragrance industry, says creating a perfume comes down to common scents. The biggest question is simply, "Ça sent bon?" (Does it smell good?) "It's like ...