Lola James Harper is a Holistic Art and Life-Style project that gathers 20 years of encounters and creation... Traveling the world capturing fragrances of the most iconic and inspiring places and sharing their scents in candles & sprays and their essence with film & photography
THE FOUNDER
RAMI MEKDACHI
Rami Mekdachi was born in 1971 in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised in Paris, France. He lived in Lancaster, England for a few years, and spent some summers in the San-Juan Islands and Seattle, Washington. Rami is a photographer, musician, movie director, and founder of the worldwide Art Project, Lola James Harper. He has spent 15 years traveling with his family of 4, recording music, filming their music sessions, encounters, talks, and road-trips.
Rami Mekdachi is a perfume art director for renowned brands such as Costes parfum, Chloé candles, Eau de Colette, Lacoste candles, Roger Vivier parfum, Jacques Garcia candles, Mama Shelter home spray, La Reserve Genève candle, Hôtel Arts Barcelona candle…
In 2000, Rami Mekdachi revolutionised the hotel industry. He launched luxurious cosmetic lines in the most prestigious hotels, shifting amenities into luxury beauty products and making the scent central to the hotel experience. He initiated this revolution with the legendary Hotel Costes in Paris.
the launch
In 2013, Mekdachi created Lola James Harper… The brand was launched at the iconic Parisian concept store Colette with his collection of 18 candles and room sprays inspired by his travels, friendships and memories around the world...
Partnering with places we love is our passion and we have been proud to be with many of the most luxurious concept stores around the world...
Merci in Paris, 10 Corso Como in Milan and Seoul, Storm in Copenhagen, The Conran Shop in London, Maxfield in Los Angeles, KITH Worldwide, and GR8 in Tokyo...
Our partnerships with department stores began in 2014 at Le BonMarché Rive Gauche in Paris. Over the years we have had the pleasure of partnering with the most prestigious department stores around the world...
Selfridges in London, Isetan in Tokyo, David Jones in Sydney, Brown Thomas in Dublin, LCDC in Seoul...
Rami's talks
Discover all of our interviews, masterclasses and podcasts where Rami discusses so many subject with friends and new encounters...