About Us

Looking for the most inspiring places, capturing & sharing their scents in candles & sprays and their essence with film & photography.

Lola James Harper is a Holistic Art and Life-Style project that gathers 20 years of encounters and creation... Traveling the world, recording and sharing music, playing basketball, taking pictures, making films, catching fragrances of inspiring places...

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.

BEFORE LOLA JAMES HARPER...

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...

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