Arcadi Boix Camps
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Arcadi Boix Camps, born on March 31., 1962 in Manresa
, Barcelona
, Catalonia
was raised in Los Angeles
and Hawaii
, graduated with the degrees in Chemistry and Philosophy. He is a perfumer and writer. His travels along with intermittent periods of residence in multiple countries are the sources from which he has derived his knowledge of natural fragrance materials and global flora.
and being the personal perfumer of Emirs, Kings
, Princes, Princesses, Shaikhs, Shaikhas and many Royal dignitaries as well as many artists, specifically during his time in Brazil
.
He is able to use the most delicate natural and rare ingredients very often made only for his formulae and creations, using many varieties of 100% pure and natural Agarwood oils with the best Rose oils, mostly ex rose Bourboniana and rose Damascena, Jasmines, Grandiflorum, Sambac, Auriculatum and Flexile, the most coveted Saffron volatiles Extract CO2, Musk Absolute, Frangipani Absolute, Champaca Absolute, Night Queen Absolute, White and red Lotus extracts and fractions, Mango leaf Absolute, Horse gram absolute, Magnolia, Gardenia, Violet flowers absolute, Lily of the Valley absolute, real Amber Gris Absolute and many other ingredients just forgotten by other perfumers more connected to the Western Perfumery that uses a vast amount of chemicals in its formulae although he has widely praised his love for some of these chemicals like alpha vetivone, Dihydro alpha vetivone, Paradisone, Laevo Muscone, the pure Cis-5-isomer of Muscenone (3-Methyl-cis-5-pentadecen-1-one), Myrrhone, Timberol,Firsantol, Firascone, Ambrocenide, AmberXtreme, Ambermax, Limbanol, Cristanol, Seveniff, Helvetolide, Hivernal, 2,3-laevo-Dihydrofarnesol, Serenolide, Cis-Beta-santalol, Ambrox, Azurone, Operanide, Veridian, Pomarose, Hindinol, Tonkarose, Aldolone, Bamboo Ketone, Petal Coeur, Healingwood, Mysoral, Calypsone, Quincester, dextro nor limbanol, Transluzone, Javanol, Ylanganate, Triflone, Mango ester, Corps Guava, Petulia and many other he describes as jewels of research and creativity
Arcadi Boix camps now splits his time between Abu Dhabi
, in the United Arab Emirates
; Yalta
, in the Crimea
, Ukraine
; Damascus
, in Syria
and the Principality of Andorra were he based his group of companies, where this time is dedicated to research and creative work.
He published two books where he emphasizes the connection between Chemistry and Philosophy as the keys of perfumery, a profession badly understood in the world. The first book was published in march 2000 and his second, "Perfumery: techniques in evolution" in January 2009 in the United States.
Manresa
Manresa is the capital of the Comarca of Bages, located in the geographic centre of Catalonia, Spain, and crossed by the river Cardener. It is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. The houses of Manresa are arranged around the basilica of Santa María de la Seo....
, Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
was raised in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, graduated with the degrees in Chemistry and Philosophy. He is a perfumer and writer. His travels along with intermittent periods of residence in multiple countries are the sources from which he has derived his knowledge of natural fragrance materials and global flora.
Biography
Arcadi Boix Camps is the owner of Auram, a company he describes as "undergoing deep research, specializing in high technology and top quality perfumes and flavors, fighting for the dignity of this profession and refusing to work in the so-called mass-market perfumery" while being very critical in the false values that frame Western Perfumery into a world of fashion and design. Having been very active in the Middle EastMiddle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and being the personal perfumer of Emirs, Kings
Kings
Kings may refer to:*Kings: The Sovereign Heads of states and/or nations*One of several works known as the "Book of Kings":**The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts**The Shahnama, an 11th century epic Persian poem...
, Princes, Princesses, Shaikhs, Shaikhas and many Royal dignitaries as well as many artists, specifically during his time in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
He is able to use the most delicate natural and rare ingredients very often made only for his formulae and creations, using many varieties of 100% pure and natural Agarwood oils with the best Rose oils, mostly ex rose Bourboniana and rose Damascena, Jasmines, Grandiflorum, Sambac, Auriculatum and Flexile, the most coveted Saffron volatiles Extract CO2, Musk Absolute, Frangipani Absolute, Champaca Absolute, Night Queen Absolute, White and red Lotus extracts and fractions, Mango leaf Absolute, Horse gram absolute, Magnolia, Gardenia, Violet flowers absolute, Lily of the Valley absolute, real Amber Gris Absolute and many other ingredients just forgotten by other perfumers more connected to the Western Perfumery that uses a vast amount of chemicals in its formulae although he has widely praised his love for some of these chemicals like alpha vetivone, Dihydro alpha vetivone, Paradisone, Laevo Muscone, the pure Cis-5-isomer of Muscenone (3-Methyl-cis-5-pentadecen-1-one), Myrrhone, Timberol,Firsantol, Firascone, Ambrocenide, AmberXtreme, Ambermax, Limbanol, Cristanol, Seveniff, Helvetolide, Hivernal, 2,3-laevo-Dihydrofarnesol, Serenolide, Cis-Beta-santalol, Ambrox, Azurone, Operanide, Veridian, Pomarose, Hindinol, Tonkarose, Aldolone, Bamboo Ketone, Petal Coeur, Healingwood, Mysoral, Calypsone, Quincester, dextro nor limbanol, Transluzone, Javanol, Ylanganate, Triflone, Mango ester, Corps Guava, Petulia and many other he describes as jewels of research and creativity
Arcadi Boix camps now splits his time between Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
, in the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
; Yalta
Yalta
Yalta is a city in Crimea, southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea.The city is located on the site of an ancient Greek colony, said to have been founded by Greek sailors who were looking for a safe shore on which to land. It is situated on a deep bay facing south towards the Black...
, in the Crimea
Crimea
Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
; Damascus
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
, in Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
and the Principality of Andorra were he based his group of companies, where this time is dedicated to research and creative work.
He published two books where he emphasizes the connection between Chemistry and Philosophy as the keys of perfumery, a profession badly understood in the world. The first book was published in march 2000 and his second, "Perfumery: techniques in evolution" in January 2009 in the United States.
Books
- Camps, Arcadi Boix. Perfumery: Techniques in Evolution. Carol Stream, Ill: Allured Publishing Corporation, 2000. ISBN 9780931710728
- Camps, Arcadi Boix. Perfumery: Techniques in Evolution 2nd. Edition. Carol Stream, Ill: Allured Publishing Corporation, 2009. ISBN 9781932633504
Journal articles
- Camps, Arcadi Boix. 2008. "Topics in Perfumery: Saffron in Perfumery and Flavors - A Meditation on the Art and Science of Flavor and Fragrance Creation". Perfumer & Flavorist. 33, no. 1: 26.
- Camps, Arcadi Boix. 2008. "Technical and Philosophical Notes on the Perfumery Creative Process - Lessons Derived from Global Scent Tracking". Perfumer & Flavorist. 33, no. 5: 40.
- Camps, Arcadi Boix. 2007. "Topics in Perfumery: Magnolia and Lily of the Valley - A Continuing Meditation on the Art, Craft, Materials and Techniques of Fragrance Creation". Perfumer & Flavorist. 32, no. 11: 40.
- Camps, Arcadi Boix. 2008. "Fragrance Creation: Gardenia in Perfumery - The Beginning of a Career, Discovery of New Raw Materials and Creating the Scent of Gardenia". Perfumer & Flavorist. 33, no. 4: 28.
- Camps, Arcadi Boix. 1999. "Perfumery: Techniques in Evolution IV - A Review of Perfumery Elements and Recent Developments in the Industry and Art of Formulation". Perfumer & Flavorist. 24, no. 1: 17.
External links
- AURAM Undergoing deep research, specializing in high technology and top quality perfumes and flavors, fighting for the dignity of this profession and refusing to work in the so-called mass-market perfumery (Official site)
- MIMIFROUFROU SCENTED SALAMANDER Scented Quote of the Day, from Arcadi Boix Camps
- PERFUMER FLAVORIST Technical and Philosophical Notes on the Perfumery Creative Process
- PERFUMER FLAVORIST Second Edition of 'Perfumery: Techniques in Evolution' Released
- PERFUMER FLAVORIST Fragrance Creation: Gardenia in Perfumery
- PERFUMER FLAVORIST EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: Eternity: Ideas and Evolution
- PERFUMER FLAVORIST WEB EXCLUSIVE: Gardenia in Perfumery
- PERFUMER FLAVORIST Atypical Jasmines in Perfumery