Return to the Near Future
In 2005, Albert’s great-grandson Ben, the fifth generation, took over the family business. A hundred years after the company opened the boudoir in Berlin, the university graduated architect becomes the master builder of the new Krigler and reopens the boutique in The Plaza, New York. His plan: preserve values! Cultivate! Heritage! Subtle, however, he went new ways without compromise. Always staying playful.
By skillfully quoting the concepts of the past and the spirit revival in a modern way, once Albert’s revolutionary idea to offer fragrances or samples for testing by a catalog and mail order; Ben’s modern interpretation was the creation of the website which House of Krigler became one of the first luxury perfumers that was open to the digital world.
The same applied to the new fragrances: Preserve and renew - but always 100 Percent Krigler.
Like Ben’s first fragrance, still in collaboration with his mother; he created the wonderful Extraordinaire Camelia 209. Ah camellia... Albert’s favorite flower, the fragrance that is modern and cleanly composed. And like many of Krigler’s admirers, this one became a favorite amongst the younger generations of two Royal Courts in Europe. The tradition continues.
Another example, Jazzy Riviera 210 does not just celebrate the 100th Birthday of the studio in Antibes - it is reminiscent of the Jazz Era, fresh and exuberant like the mood at that time. Splendid Gold 211 surprises with an extraordinary interpretation of that precious metal; creamy, sweet and fruity. For the 100th birthday of Chateau Krigler 12, the House launches Ultra Chateau Krigler 212, a new version, fresh and carefree, perfect for a summery country outing. In the same year the line extension to “Oud for Highness 75” started.
The exclusive oriental fragrance is now also in the west: Oud Azur 75212, interpreted with white tea and a hint of musk, quasi as a lighter Mediterranean version of it. Oud Sumptuous 75213 goes more towards the direction of fresh notes with labdanum and lavender, however a little touch of the spirit of Marrakesh. Ultimate K'Oud 752014 emerges after a business trip that Ben did to Texas. The change of mountains and forests, the climatic differences between hot and cool, the rough and smoky… all that fascinated him.
On a trip through Brazil in 2013 and the places where amber is mined, Ben got inspired and created the sensual and very deep Topaze Imperiale 213.
A year later, he created a new fragrance to celebrate the 100th anniversary of “Lieber Gustav 14” the Lieber Moment 214, a delicate floral counterpart. And with Sierra Vista 2142 the perfumer gives himself a gift: a fragrance that always gives him an I FEEL GOOD feeling every time he wears it.