Francis Kurkdjian

Born (1969-05-14) 14 May 1969 (age 56)Alma materOccupationsYears active1993-presentNotable workLe MaleLabelMaison Francis Kurkdjian (2009-present) Websitefranciskurkdjian.com

Francis Kurkdjian (born 14 May 1969) is a French perfumer and businessman of Armenian descent. He is best known for creating the men's fragrance Le Male for Jean Paul Gaultier in 1995, which has become one of the world's best-selling men’s fragrance. He also released Baccarat Rouge 540 in 2015 under his own house, Maison Francis Kurkdjian.

Kurkdjian co-founded the fragrance house Maison Francis Kurkdjian with Lebanese-French businessman and former Ernst & Young partner Marc Chaya, which has become a niche brand in the fragrance industry. The brand was purchased by LVMH in 2017 for an undisclosed sum.[1] He was the winner of the Prix François Coty in 2001 for his lifetime achievement.

Francis Kurkdjian was born in Paris, France on 14 May 1969 to Armenian parents.[2][3][4] Having been exposed to music and dancing at a young age, Francis Kurkdjian wanted to be a ballet dancer during his youth.[5][2] However, he failed passing the competition to study at the Paris Opera Ballet School in 1983.[6] Kurkdjian, who already had an interest in perfume making since he was thirteen years old, decided in 1985 to become a perfumer.[5] In 1990, Kurkdjian entered the Institut Supérieur International du Parfum, de la Cosmétique et de l'Aromatique Alimentaire (ISIPCA), a perfume school located in Versailles, France.[6] He graduated from ISIPCA in 1993 and joined Quest International in Paris the same year. Kurkdjian continued his studies and obtained a master's degree from the Paris Institute of Luxury Marketing.[6]

A bottle of the 2006 eau de parfum version of Narciso Rodriguez for Her

In 1995, at the age of twenty-six, Kurkdjian created Le Male for Jean Paul Gaultier, one of the world's best selling perfumes.[7][8] This became Kurkdjian's first success at perfume making.[8] He later created Narciso Rodriguez for Her with Christine Nagel (2003) and Burberry Her.[9]

Besides selling his scents to major fashion designers and houses in the beginning of his new career, Kurkdjian opened the pathways to a new vision, lending his talent to contemporary artists, re-creating Marie Antoinette’s favorite perfume for Palace of Versailles, going back in time to the early 17th century and the sources of perfumery.[7]

Kurkdjian has also created gigantic olfactory installations in emblematic spaces, making people dream with his ephemeral and spectacular perfumed performances and was honoured the "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres" by French Government in 2008.[7][10]

He was the first to open his bespoke fragrances atelier in 2001, going against the trend of perfume democratization.[6]

In 2006, Kurkdjian redeveloped the Papier d'Arménie for the year of Armenia in France.[11]

He co-founded his own fragrance house Maison Francis Kurkdjian with business partner Marc Chaya in 2009 near the Place Vendôme in Paris.[6][10]

In 2013, the crystal company Baccarat commissioned Kurkdjian to make a perfume for its two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary. Initially the perfume was a limited edition run of Baccarat crystal bottles, priced at three thousand Euros each. Released in fall 2014, Rouge 540 (named for the temperature at which Baccarat crystal is produced) quickly sold out but Kurkdjian gave a bottle as a gift to the vice-president of beauty at the department store Neiman Marcus, Kelly St. John, who received so many compliments on it that she suggested Kurkdjian produce it for sale at their stores.[9] Kurkdjian and Baccarat struck a deal allowing him to sell the synthetic gourmand fragrance in his signature square glass bottles, and it became one of the best-selling fragrances in the world, propelled by fragrance reviewers on TikTok.[9]

In March 2017, European luxury goods conglomerate LVMH purchased the Maison Francis Kurkdjian business for an undisclosed sum.[1]

In October 2021, Christian Dior appointed Kurkdjian as its new creative director of perfume.[12]

Among Kurkdjian's awards include:[6]

List of fragrances created by Francis Kurkdjian Year Name Brand Co-perfumer 1995 Le Male Jean Paul Gaultier 1999 Fragile Jean Paul Gaultier Green Tea Elizabeth Arden 2000 Lily Chic Escada 2001 Miracle Homme Lancome 2002 Armani Mania Giorgio Armani KenzoKi Lotus blanc Kenzo Kouros Eau d'été Yves Saint Laurent Versus Time for pleasures Versace 2003 For Her Narciso Rodriguez Christine Nagel Jeans couture Glam Versace Miracle Homme l'Aquatonic Lancome 2004 Aquazur Lancaster Apparition Emanuel Ungaro Françoise Caron Autumn Van Cleef & Arpel Iris Nobile Acqua di Parma Françoise Caron Kouros Cologne Sport Yves Saint Laurent Muse Joop! Summer Van Cleef & Arpel 2005 Aquasun Lancaster Cologne Blanche Dior Eau Noire Dior Gaultier Puissance2 Jean Paul Gaultier Rose Barbare Guerlain Silver Shadow Davidoff 2006 F by Ferragamo Salvatore Ferragamo Rumeur Lanvin Promesse de l'Aube Parfums MDCI 2007 C'est la fête Christian Lacroix Jean Jacques Fleur du Male Jean Paul Gaultier For Him Narciso Rodriguez Isvaraya Indult Lady Vengeance Juliette Has a Gun Le Parfum Emanuel Ungaro Manakara Indult Miss Charming Juliette Has a Gun Tihota Indult 2008 Eau d'Amour Jean Paul Gaultier Ligne de beauté Monsieur Jean Paul Gaultier Nathalie Le Cann MaDame Jean Paul Gaultier pour Colette C16 Indult 2009 APOM femme Maison Francis Kurkdjian APOM homme Maison Francis Kurkdjian Aqua Universalis Maison Francis Kurkdjian Cologne pour le matin Maison Francis Kurkdjian Cologne pour le soir Maison Francis Kurkdjian Lumière Noire femme Maison Francis Kurkdjian Lumière Noire homme Maison Francis Kurkdjian 2010 Absolue pour le matin Maison Francis Kurkdjian Absolue pour le soir Maison Francis Kurkdjian 2011 Aqua Universalis forte Maison Francis Kurkdjian Le Parfum Elie Saab 2012 Amyris femme Maison Francis Kurkdjian Amyris homme Maison Francis Kurkdjian Le Parfum, eau de toilette Elie Saab Oud Maison Francis Kurkdjian 754 for Bergdorf Goodman Maison Francis Kurkdjian 2013 Aqua Vitae Maison Francis Kurkdjian Ciel de Gum Maison Francis Kurkdjian Le Parfum Carven Oud cashmere mood Maison Francis Kurkdjian Oud silk mood Maison Francis Kurkdjian Oud velvet mood Maison Francis Kurkdjian 2014 A la rose Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Maison Francis Kurkdjian Carven pour homme Carven Féminin pluriel Maison Francis Kurkdjian Masculin pluriel Maison Francis Kurkdjian My Burberry Burberry 2015 Aqua Vitae forte Maison Francis Kurkdjian L'Extase Nina Ricci Le beau parfum Maison Francis Kurkdjian La collection des essence Elie Saab Oud satin mood Maison Francis Kurkdjian Ultra Male Jean Paul Gaultier 2016 Baccarat Rouge 540 Maison Francis Kurkdjian Carven L'Eau Intense Carven Kenzo World Kenzo Mr. Burberry Burberry My Burberry Black Burberry Grand Soir & Petit Matin Maison Francis Kurkdjian 2017 Aqua Celestia Maison Francis Kurkdjian 2018 Her Burberry 2023 J'adore L'Or Dior 2024 Sauvage Eau Forte Miss Dior Parfum 2025 Dior Homme Parfum (2025) 2026 Addict Rosy Glow Addict Peachy Glow Addict Purple Glow

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