Kosuke
Minakata
Kosuke Minakata, from Japan, graduated from Givaudan's Perfumery School as part of the 2025 'Germaine Cellier' class after training as a trainee perfumer, and now works on Givaudan's Consumer Products team in Japan, channeling Japanese aesthetics into his work; he created Upcycled Mandarin with Carol Belli for the Imaginarium collection.
- House
- Givaudan
- Earliest in our catalog
- Upcycled Mandarin, 2025
- In our catalog
- 1 fragrances
Upcycled MandarinArtists in Conversation
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