The Act of Creating is an Adventure

Nov 30th, 2018
Jean-Claude Ellena, Master Perfumer
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Not long ago, I was invited by the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiersa in Paris to take part in a conference on the theme of “Le Travail Créateur.”

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