GEZA SCHOEN

Geza Schoen is a German perfumer renowned for his avant-garde and unconventional approach to fragrance creation. He was born in Kassel, Germany, and grew up in a creative and nurturing environment as his father was an art teacher, and his mother was a kindergarten teacher. Geza's interest in perfumery started when he studied chemistry at the University of Heidelberg. After graduation, he began his formal training in perfumery at Haarmann & Riemer (now Symrise), where he learned the art and science of creating fragrances.

Geza's passion for perfumery has led him to collaborate with various brands and artists, including Diesel, Ormonde Jayne, FCUK, Boudicca, and Anat Fritz, to name a few. He is most notably known for his brand, Escentric Molecules, launched in 2006. The brand highlights single aroma molecules with the radiance and depth of character to stand alone. This approach is a departure from traditional perfumery that uses a blend of various ingredients to create a fragrance.

Geza has received numerous awards for his exceptional work in the perfume industry. In 2016, he received the Outstanding Artist Award for Interdisciplinarity; in 2017, he received the Sadakichi Award for Experimental Work with Scent and Wolfgang Georgsdorf for "Osmodrama / Smeller 2.0."

Geza's unique approach to perfumery has attracted a cult following and has earned him a reputation as a niche perfume rockstar. His work is characterized by a willingness to work with cutting-edge synthetic ingredients and big ideas that challenge the norms of traditional perfumery. Geza's passion for natural ingredients, admiration for the 80s and 90s perfumery, and disdain for most new "niche" perfumes have made him an iconoclastic figure in the perfume world.