Danner & Flemming – More iris than anyone thought possible
Danner & Flemming began when chemistry professor Werner Kunz, during a stay in France, discovered the potential of iris cultivation and launched a multi-year research project to test growing and processing iris in Bavaria. It grew into a fragrance atelier of its own, whose Selection 2026 comprises four scents composed by master perfumer Antoine Lie.
What makes Danner & Flemming special to us?
We love this devotion to a single raw material – a farmer, a biologist, a chemist and a designer working together for years to bring a Bavarian flower to life at a concentration that even an experienced perfumer like Antoine Lie finds new. Each of the four fragrances shows a different facet of the same plant, and it's exactly this passion and joy in experimenting that makes the brand so special to us.
Who are Danner & Flemming fragrances for?
For anyone who loves iris or finally wants to get to know it properly. If you like floral and fresh, start with Iris Altesse. If you're after powdery, woody and creamy, try Iris Trousseau. If you love fruity and spicy, go for Iris Poulsard – and if you want to discover the dark side of iris, Iris Tannat.
Four founders, one plant
Farmer Christian Danner cultivates the iris rhizomes in his Bavarian fields – they grow for three years before harvest, and the yield is small. Biologist Marcel Flemming and chemist Theresa Höß refine the rhizomes into extract and butter using a patented process – rapid, gentle drying that preserves more fragrance compounds in the raw material than usual. Designer Sebastian Rost gives the brand its face.
25 to 40 times more iris
The result is a dosage perfumery had never seen before: 25 to 40 times more iris than usual, between 2.5 and 4.1% in the perfume oil. From it, Antoine Lie composed the four Millésime Parfums of the Selection 2026 – Iris Altesse, Iris Poulsard, Iris Trousseau and Iris Tannat. Every bottle is numbered and limited and comes in a Signature Box with a piece of iris rhizome, a vial of pure iris essence and a booklet.
Iris Altesse is floral, powdery and fresh, Iris Poulsard fruity, spicy and powdery, Iris Trousseau powdery, woody and creamy, Iris Tannat mineral, dark and velvety – with the depth of old wines.
