1709 Farina Eau de Cologne Johann Maria Farina Johann Maria Farina

Johann Maria Farina gegenüber dem Jülichs-Platz (English: John Maria Farina opposite Jülich's Place) is the world's oldest Eau de Cologne and perfume factory. It was founded at the beginning of the 18th century by John Maria Farina, an Italian perfume maker who started his business in 1709. The company's logo is a red tulip. The French name "Jean Marie Farina vis à vis de la place Juliers" and the short form "Farina gegenüber" were commonly used over a long period of time.

Just like Marty McFly in his souped-up DeLorean time machine from the movie “Back To The Future” there seems to be times in perfumery where it's earlier history makes a revival.  During the past few months, we have seen Eau de Cologne make a comebac; some  ground -breaking work such as in the Atelier Cologne series of five fragrances