Perfumers

Perfumer's Workshop was founded in 1970 by Donald Bauchner and his wife Gun, after Donald had spent a decade learning the fragrance industry under Charles Revson and Leonard Lauder. Their founding vision was radical: a personalised perfume boutique experience at scale, placing custom blending in the hands of customers rather than reserving it for bespoke clients. Bloomingdale's became the first retail account in 1971, and by the mid-1970s the concept had expanded to Selfridge's and Harrods in London and Galeries Lafayette in Paris — a remarkable international reach for an indie house. The brand's enduring claim to fame is Tea Rose, launched in 1977, which became a global bestseller celebrated for its true, balanced, classic rose accord. Donald Bauchner later founded the niche oud-focused label Amouroud, demonstrating his continued interest in pushing fragrance into new territory. Perfumer's Workshop is remembered as a trailblazer that anticipated both the boutique perfumery movement and the mass customisation of scent by decades.