This post takes a look at artisan perfumers. It discusses the autobiographical record by Sven Pritzkoleit published in 2016. Continue reading Following an artisan perfumer: “Duftspuren”
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Fragrance manifesto by Christophe Laudamiel (2017)
Christophe Laudamiel once again shakes the industry and the field as a whole: Continue reading Fragrance manifesto by Christophe Laudamiel (2017)
The Art and Olfaction Awards Announces Judges, Opens Submissions
An international panel heralds an ongoing commitment to dialogue and community in global independent perfumery.
Continue reading The Art and Olfaction Awards Announces Judges, Opens Submissions
The Olfactive on the App Store
TheOlfactive.com is a concept scent gallery that speaks on works of scent art by various artists, bringing together a collection of international artist and designers. Continue reading The Olfactive on the App Store
Move over Taylor Swift – indie perfumers ride high as public tires of celebrity scent | The Guardian
“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€
Perfume market
“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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FRAGments 2015
FRAGments is a curated perfume-as-art celebration at of all things olfactory at Los Angeles. The West Coast is becoming a creative hotbed for artisan and indie perfumers.
The Art and Olfaction Awards: Professionalizing Artistic Perfumery
Last summer, we made a connection between Exsence, the annual meeting of the independent perfume business in Milano, and the emerging Art and Olfaction Awards at Los Angeles resulting in a wonderful partnership and a great session at Exsence 2016. Continue reading The Art and Olfaction Awards: Professionalizing Artistic Perfumery
Partnering with the Art and Olfaction Awards
The 2014 Art and Olfaction Awards initiated by the Institute for Art and Olfaction (IAO) in 2013 have been a major step for the development of artistic perfumery. For its second round, the Los Angeles based institute has teamed up with the research group on scent culture at Bern University of Applied Sciences. Continue reading Partnering with the Art and Olfaction Awards