The name VON EUSERSDORFF echoes the historical heritage of the label’s founding ancestors. A skilled family of German emigrants involved in the world-trade of rare oils, herbs, spices and petals for nearly three centuries; mastering an artisan practice that was the initial cradle of the perfume industry as we currently know it.

Written by Joyce Bidouzo-Coudray – Paris

Camille Henfling, the wizard behind the label’s rebirth is the descendant from the VON EUSERSDORFF lineage. Formally a businessman, he felt the need to re-unite with his inner core; a process which lead him to rediscover his family heritage.

Growing up as a child, he remembers the heavily scented atmosphere in the apothecary of his grandfather; his holidays spent exploring the rich aromatic textures inside the warehouses of his family’s plantation in Costa Rica…or the days spent treasure hunting outside the vast stocks of the herbs and spices in the Netherlands.

Following a hint, he moves to the perfume mecca city of Grasse in the south of France. For 3 years he learns all there is to know about the process of creating fragrances, gradually assembling the team of skilled ‘laboratorians’ that collaborate with him today; thereas breathing new life into his ancestor’s tradition with a contemporary olfactory interpretation rooted in the 21st century. Although entirely produced in Grasse, VON EUSERSDORFF actually takes inspiration from the dynamic City of New York where the company has established a firm base.

‘Classic Patchouli’ was the first fragrance to be unveiled by VON EUSERSDORFF…“as an opus to unforgettable memories”. With its long lasting, richly exotic and woody blend of bergamot topped by lush notes of black patchouli, it became an instant hit among the sharper set of international aficionados in New York, Paris, Moscow and Amsterdam. Although entirely produced in Grasse (France), VON EUSERSDORFF actually takes inspiration from the dynamic City of New York where the company has established a firm base.

In September 2011, VON EUSERSDORFF created yet another stir by releasing three unprecedented Eaux de Parfum entitled ‘Classic Myrrh‘,’Classic Vetiver‘ and ‘Classic Mimosa‘. Each of these bewildering olfactory opuses contribute to further establishes the label’s noesis to produce ‘inspiringly different’ fragrances for Men and Women.

Fragrances by VON EUSERSDORFF are currently available at select perfumeries and concept stores including:
Arôma Soins & Parfums and Sens Unique in Paris
Aromateka in Moscow
Kabinet, Onfront and Tenue de Nîmes in Amsterdam

VON EUSERSDORFF art work and photo credits, courtesy of Boy Bastiaens.