Nomenclature Fragrances
Founded: 2015, New York, USA
Founders: Karl Bradl, Carlos Quintero
Perfumers: Frank Voelkl, Bertrand Duchaufour, Patricia Choux, Nathalie Feisthauer
Famous fragrances: orb_ital, efflor_esce, red_wood, shi_sõ, psy_cou
Nomenclature is a bold perfume experiment born in 2015 in the heart of New York that turns chemical formulas into pure art. The brand's founders, Karl Bradl (co-owner of the cult boutique Aedes de Venustas) and the designer Carlos Quintero, decided to destroy the myth of the superiority of natural over synthetic and brought perfumery's “grey eminences” — synthetic molecules — to centre stage. Their philosophy rests on the conviction that science is the true engine of olfactory evolution and molecules the building blocks of modern beauty.
Each Nomenclature fragrance is a monograph devoted to a single hero: the weightless musk Helvetolide, the sparkling Iso E Super or the cosmic Orbitone. To realise this idea the brand invited a stellar team of innovative perfumers — Frank Voelkl, Bertrand Duchaufour, Patricia Choux and Nathalie Feisthauer — who were given carte blanche to create futuristic compositions.
The brand's aesthetic leans towards laboratory chic: bottles resembling Erlenmeyer flasks emphasise the transparency and scientific precision of every formula. Nomenclature fragrances do not try to imitate nature — they create a new, hyper-real reality where scent has an architectural structure and a neon glow. Using exclusive “captive” molecules from industry giants (Firmenich, IFF), the brand shows how a single synthetic accord can change the perception of space and time.
This is perfumery for the intellectuals of the future, who see poetry in the periodic table and seek a fragrance that sounds like a modern metropolis — clean, dynamic and uncompromisingly stylish. Nomenclature proves that true magic is born where precise calculation meets unbridled imagination.
