IAO is making a map of resources for education in perfumery, on as global a scale as they can muster. To make it to the map, the perfumer or institution must teach regular classes for more than 3 people (not private corporate sessions, for instance), with a specific educational goal. This does not include bespoke scent-making. Who/where have they missed?
“While 139 artisanal perfumes were created in 2004, the number rose to 441 in 2014, according to Michael Edwards, author of Fragrances of the World, the largest guide to perfume classification. And while it’s hard to get comprehensive sales figures, market research group NPD suggests that the £150-plus segment of the couture market, which includes artisanal perfumes, upped its market share by 35% for the year ending December 2014.â€
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“While 139 artisanal perfumes were created in 2004, the number rose to 441 in 2014, according to Michael Edwards, author of Fragrances of the World, the largest guide to perfume classification. And while it’s hard to get comprehensive sales figures, market research group NPD suggests that the £150-plus segment of the couture market, which includes artisanal perfumes, upped its market share by 35% for the year ending December 2014.â€
The multi-sensory, rainbow-infused exhibit at Heller Gallery is Katharine Gray’s first solo show in the Chelsea space. Opus Oils perfumer Kedra Hart created four scents that capture the fragrances wafting about a glass studio. Continue reading How does blowing glass smell?
Diffusion Stations As Art In New Exhibition
The multi-sensory, rainbow-infused exhibit at Heller Gallery is Katharine Gray’s first solo show in the Chelsea space.
In a bold move and as a special treat, Christophe Laudamiel and DreamAir have decided to divulge the 2015 formula of the Air Sculpture® Finnish-Hungarian Osmolanguage #5. Continue reading Scent at Chelsea Music Festival NYC, June 12-20, 2015
Air Sculpture® Finnish-Hungarian Osmolanguage #5 is the fourth scent created by Christophe Laudamiel for the festival and is being played in the air via Prolitec®scent players at some of the functions and performances. In a bold move and as a special treat, CMF and DreamAir have decided to divulge the 2015 formula of the scent here, the perfumery equivalent of sheet music in order to educate the public about the art of scent composition.Â
NOTE: In order to protect know-how, trade secrets and author rights of scents, DreamAir does not support the systematic publication of scent formulas. Scent compositions and smells are offered very little to non-existent protections from the law. Â However DreamAir does support olfactory education and four formulations for education purposes are now available here.
Special issue co-edited by Adam Jasper and Jorge Otero-Pailos
Deadline September 30th, 2015
Future Anterior invites essays that explore the relationship between olfaction and preservation from historical, theoretical and critical perspectives. We seek scholarly papers that take stock of the recent surge of interdisciplinary research on olfaction and speculate on its relevance and impact on the practice of preservation.
In the context of the Y Think Tank at Tongji University in Shanghai, this workshop provided the opportunity to experience the ephemeral materiality of scents and smells and to reflect of its cultural and economic relevance. Continue reading Urban Scent Walk in Shanghai
The UK Semiochemistry Network, comprises a varied group of people who are interested in the sense of smell – olfaction. Here is the program for the next workshop including contributions from Christophe Laudamiel, the Weizman Institute, Thomas Hummel an many other leader scholars and professionals. Continue reading “The Sense of Smellâ€Â workshop in Cambridge
