Ramon Monegal

Born in Barcelona in 1951, Ramón Monegal belongs to Spain’s most important family of perfumers. A fourth-generation ‘nose’, he followed in the footsteps of his family, the founders of perfume house Myrurgia, who were appointed as suppliers to the Spanish Royal House.

Ramón began his training in 1972, becoming obsessed with perfecting ‘mythical infusions of ambergris, tonka bean, musk, castoreum, civet and iris.’ His training continued in Geneva with his mentor, the maître parfumeur Artur Jordi Pey (of Firmenich), then in Grasse with Marcel Carles and finally in Paris with Pierre Bourdon (from Takasago and Fragrance Resources). Fascinated with design, and the conceptualisation of science and art, Ramón also followed another of his passions, studying architecture with a course at the Barcelona Design Centre in 1977.