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The Brand
Alessandro and Riccardo share many passions. They love design objects, natural materials, hand-made details. In the year 2010 - after years of research in scents and essences in Grasse and artisans across Italy, they established Masque. Like musical directors, they orchestrate a wide and well assorted group of maîtres parfumeurs and artisans.
They put down their memories in words, it turned out a collection of “scenes” representing moments of their past, places visited, friendships and love, emotions and recurring dreams. They have now turned into playwrights and producers of an Opera. Acts and Scenes in which young and talented noses - rising stars of worldwide artistic perfumery - would wear the mask and interpret their roles.
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The History
Alessandro and Riccardo share many passions. They love design objects, natural materials, hand-made details. In the year 2010 - after years of research in scents and essences in Grasse and artisans across Italy, they established Masque. Like musical directors, they orchestrate a wide and well assorted group of maîtres parfumeurs and artisans.
They put down their memories in words, it turned out a collection of “scenes” representing moments of their past, places visited, friendships and love, emotions and recurring dreams. They have now turned into playwrights and producers of an Opera. Acts and Scenes in which young and talented noses - rising stars of worldwide artistic perfumery - would wear the mask and interpret their roles.
The Founders
Riccardo Tedeschi
Riccardo Tedeschi was born in Assisi. Passionate about visual arts, literature, music and mathematics, he studied classical guitar at the Conservatory of Perugia. On a summer evening in Florence, Riccardo met an Australian girl who induced him to follow her to Melbourne. In Australia he discovered the exciting world of perfumes. Upon returning to Italy, he moved to Milan where he worked as a consultant. His first appointment was in the group “LVMH parfum et cosmetique”. In the same period, he earned a Masters Degree in Business Administration and met Alessandro, the eclectic and young professor who soon earned his respect and admiration. Their shared passions for arts and perfumes encouraged them to establish their own Perfume house, free expression of creativity.
Alessandro Brun
Alessandro Brun was born and raised in Milan. As a child he loved listening to music and writing poetry with his mother, and staring at his father - a glass-blower artisan - in the workshop. An experience changed his life forever: a year of study in England, but also time of silence and introspection. He fell in love with the land of Albion, its climate, pubs and Gothic literature. On returning to Milan he became a professor at Politecnico di Milano. He focused his scientific research on luxury goods management, and developed first-hand knowledge of the Italian artisan heritage. After these personal experiences he got even more convinced that each artisan’s workshop has a heritage of priceless know-how which must be preserved and utilized.
What’s New
ACT IV - Scene IV : WHITE WHALE
“Call me Ishmael. Some years ago […] I thought I would
sail about a little and see the watery part of the world.” H. Melville - Interpreted by Perfumer Christian Alori
Candles, Ropes, and the Vast Ocean (Head Notes)
Olibanum LMR (Eastern Africa), Salty rope accords, Black Pepper Madagascar LMR
“There she Blows” (Heart notes)
Ambergris accord, Osmanthus China LMR,
Violet Flower, Orris Concrete Italy LMR
“The Pequod Ship” (Base notes)
Cedarwood Virginia, Patchouli Indonesia MD LMR, Vetiver Haiti MD LMR, Cistus Labdanum
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In every single scene of an opera, some of the actors alongside the leading character, as well as the element of the set are changing. In the same way, in our lives we can change the “mask” (our look, lifestyle, friendships, the tone of our voice or the mannerism) yet we could never part from our innermost sensitivity.
“Le Donne di Masque” Collection
Le Donne di Masque is a collection of perfumes dedicated to women, composed of floreal and chypre fragrances, available in 10ml, 35ml and 100ml formats.
