THE POET

hile quite a few of us are perhaps aware of the brand called Maison Francis Kurkdjian, perhaps not all of us are quite as familiar with the man behind it, the actual Francis Kurkdjian. For sure, he is one of the most renowned perfumers in the world thanks to the vision that he brings into each of his creations. Recently, the master perfumer debuted l’Homme À la rose where Kurkdjian, in a unique twist, uses rose for a man’s fragrance. We talked to the master perfumer about his