04.30.18
The Fragrance Foundation has announced that Olivier Cresp, master perfumer of Firmenich, will be the 2018 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Perfumer Award. Cresp will be honored by the fragrance industry at The Fragrance Foundation Awards gala on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, in New York City.
Cresp began his career with Firmenich in 1992 and was named Master Perfumer in 2006. Recognized as Perfumer of the Year in France in 2007, he was also honored with the title Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres from the French Minister of Culture in 2012. He was born in Grasse, with a family heritage deeply rooted in perfume.
His legendary body of work includes Fragrance Hall of Fame Awards for Angel by Thierry Mugler and Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue as well as Prestige Fragrance of the Year 2017 for Yves Saint Laurent Mon Paris.
Cresp began his career with Firmenich in 1992 and was named Master Perfumer in 2006. Recognized as Perfumer of the Year in France in 2007, he was also honored with the title Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres from the French Minister of Culture in 2012. He was born in Grasse, with a family heritage deeply rooted in perfume.
His legendary body of work includes Fragrance Hall of Fame Awards for Angel by Thierry Mugler and Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue as well as Prestige Fragrance of the Year 2017 for Yves Saint Laurent Mon Paris.
