The Story
SPOTURNO, an extraordinary story.
Véronique Coty undertakes to continue the masterly work of her great-grandfather, François Spoturno dit Coty, considered the Father of Modern Perfumery.
A unique olfactory heritage, the genesis of perfumery, without which the greatest perfumes of the 20th century would not have been created.
Incomparable, unforgettable scents...
Véronique Coty undertakes to continue the masterly work of her great-grandfather, François Spoturno dit Coty, considered the Father of Modern Perfumery.
A unique olfactory heritage, the genesis of perfumery, without which the greatest perfumes of the 20th century would not have been created.
Incomparable, unforgettable scents...
Corsica
Back to the roots
The SPOTURNO family settled in Corsica on the bay of Ajaccio in the 16th century. On this wild and untamed island, they are the pioneers of the culture of orange trees on their domain of Barbicaja which borders the road of Sanguinaires.
François Spoturno was born on May 3, 1874. He lost his mother at the age of 4 and his father three years later. It is his paternal grandmother who takes care of him. Together, when he was only 12 years old, they left the Island of Beauty hoping for a better future on the continent. François will never stop working for the well-being of his native island...
François Spoturno was born on May 3, 1874. He lost his mother at the age of 4 and his father three years later. It is his paternal grandmother who takes care of him. Together, when he was only 12 years old, they left the Island of Beauty hoping for a better future on the continent. François will never stop working for the well-being of his native island...
Birth of the Parfumerie Moderne
GOLDEN POINT OF A SUCCESSION OF OLFACTIVE MASTERPIECES
A revolutionary perfume, a soliflore, a tribute to the Rose, symbol of the Woman, the Rose of May, the Centifolia, the one which grows in Grasse... mixed with two completely new synthetic molecules which give to this perfume all its strength and its modernity.
Birth of an olfactory family
LES AMBRES DOUX
Two iconic perfumes were born that year around our "amber" which strongly inspired François Coty. It is this first association of vanillin, new synthetic molecule, with a natural material which conferred to these perfumes such a success, this "soft" agreement being impossible to obtain with a natural vanilla infusion.
In 1910, René Lalique will create for this fagrance a refined bottle, whose cylindrical and tapered body is decorated with a molded decoration of four vestals, draped and shared of brown-red.
In 1910, René Lalique will create for this fagrance a refined bottle, whose cylindrical and tapered body is decorated with a molded decoration of four vestals, draped and shared of brown-red.
TWO GENIUSES MEET
FRANCOIS COTY & RENE LALIQUE
A visionary and aesthete, François Coty called upon the talents of a great art glass jeweler to design the perfume bottles.
When Art and Industry become one!
Twelve exceptional bottles will make Perfumery the absolute representation of French luxury and elegance.
When Art and Industry become one!
Twelve exceptional bottles will make Perfumery the absolute representation of French luxury and elegance.
An essential reference for all perfumers
THE "CYPRUS" FAMILY
Inhabited by the scents of the forests of his childhood, François Spoturno aka Coty seeks a harmony based on an oak moss accord, designated by the name "chypre" since the 17th century. "A scent of amber moss emanating at certain times of the woods and forests. He then had the idea of covering the earthy notes by a clever overdose of jasmine. This exceptional agreement is at the origin of this new family of perfumes which will seduce the greatest perfumers of all times...
FIRST "ORIENTAL" in HISTORY
A SUBTLE PERFUME WITH SPICY VIOLENCE
A true masterpiece in the history of modern perfumery. François Coty signs his last solo creation. Representing the culmination of a remarkable career that has been hailed by all his peers...
DISAPPEARANCE OF FRANCOIS COTY
the end of a crazy race
A man "Larger than Life", an extraordinary life that it is important to make known and transmit to all those for whom "Perfumery is an Art" in its own right.
Véronique Coty
The city of perfumes renaissance
La Cité des Parfums was the name of François Coty's factory in Suresnes. Véronique Coty chose it to launch the Fine Fragrance & Beauty Collection of SPOTURNO.
From the creation of his first success in 1904, François Spoturno took his mother's name "Coti" and changed the "i" into a "y" in order to internationalize it.
In 1921, after many successes, François Coty created a new masterpiece, the true culmination of his career, known today as SPOTURNO 1921.
From the creation of his first success in 1904, François Spoturno took his mother's name "Coti" and changed the "i" into a "y" in order to internationalize it.
In 1921, after many successes, François Coty created a new masterpiece, the true culmination of his career, known today as SPOTURNO 1921.
Know-how
BIRTH OF A WORK OF ART SPOTURNO 1921
Spoturno 1921 is a masterpiece created to pay tribute to its visionary author François Coty whose family crest represents a phoenix.
A unique bird with the fabulous power to rise from its ashes by itself.
Several Savoir-faire d'excellence participated in the realization of this pure masterpiece.
A unique bird with the fabulous power to rise from its ashes by itself.
Several Savoir-faire d'excellence participated in the realization of this pure masterpiece.
At the time of modernity
"a bottle looks as much as it smells, perfume is an object before it is scent."
A 50ml longiline bottle, designed by Pierre & Jules Dinand. It is unlike any other and offers SPOTURNO an exceptional artistic collaboration. The bottle is embellished with a gold pump and a cap featuring a water lily engraved in the glass. The history of François Coty is thus propelled from 1904 to 2022 with brio!