Some insights from our recent sensory turn in management education: Continue reading Sensory turn in in management education
All posts by Scent Culture Institute: Smelling in Culture, Business & Society
Ignorant smelling
“We thought it necessary to begin with the sense of smell, because of all the senses it is the one which appears to contribute least to the knowledge of the human mind.” – Etienne Bonnot de CONDILLAC Continue reading Ignorant smelling
Fragrant future
“We live in an age of ephemerality: The point for me is to expect everything else to become like perfume” – BRIAN ENO
Indie Perfume: Disruption and Dissent
The Perfumer’s Studio at Los Angeles hosted a talk & discussion with Claus Noppeney entitled: “Indie Perfume: Disruption and Dissent”. Continue reading Indie Perfume: Disruption and Dissent
How do you see scents?
The ephemeral materiality of scent eludes the conventions of visual representation. Instead, the specific sensory qualities of the sense of smell remind us of the many constraints of our snapshot society. Thus, one of the more recent projects initiated by Scent Culture Institute is an open collection of visual material that addresses the visual challenges of scent culture: How are scents rendered visual? This is the unterlying question of the insights (e.g. images, scetches, logos, posters, ads, snapshots, clips and pictures etc.) that we share on Instagram. Continue reading How do you see scents?
Perfume in art & fashion
Michael Müller, best known as a sculptor, shows in his recent exhibition at the Berlin based gallery Thomas Schulte a series of small sculptures taking the form of perfumes, soaps etc. The perfume contains a drop of the artist’s sweat as Michael Müller remarks in an interview: Continue reading Perfume in art & fashion
Gallery exhibition at Berlin: Perfume in art & fashion
Michael Müller, best known as a sculptor, shows in his recent exhibition at the Berlin based gallery Thomas Schulte a series of small sculptures taking the form of perfumes, soaps etc. The perfume contains a drop of the artist’s sweat as Michael Müller remarks in an interview: Continue reading Gallery exhibition at Berlin: Perfume in art & fashion
Narratives describing smells
“The idea was to create simple still lives looking at the memory and history of different perfumes and creating a narrative to describe their smell through vessels, subtle textures and the balance of notes.â€
Condition of smelling
“We can smell only what is in the process of wasting away…â€Â  — G.W.F. HEGEL, Continue reading Condition of smelling
How do your headphones smell?
Have you ever noticed how your headphones smell? Do you expect a review of headphones talking about the olfactory qualities of the product? The recent review by Wired demonstrates the necessity of a multisensory product design: Continue reading How do your headphones smell?