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Category Archives: Scent Culture Monitor
Great Idea: Mood Boards For Smells
Scents can be tough to describe in words, which makes them perfect for mood boards.
For Haus Interior’s candle collection, the boutique interior design firm wanted a way to describe smells to online shoppers beyond mere words. So the company hired photographer Sully Sullivan to produce a collection of scent mood boards. Carefully curated, cleanly arranged objects fill in the emotions and contexts of a smell that words might miss.
Read more at http://www.fastcodesign.com/3041018/great-idea-mood-boards-for-smells/5
This article nicely resonates with a recent paper on the use of moodboards in perfumery:
Endrissat, N., Islam, G., & Noppeney, C. (2016). Visual organizing: Balancing coordination and creative freedom via mood boards. Journal of Business Research, 69(7), 2353–2362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.10.004
Mood Boards For Smells
Scents can be tough to describe in words, which makes them perfect for mood boards. Continue reading Mood Boards For Smells
Colour as a Narrative
The Illuminum perfume gallery in London has unveiled a new installation by the architect Antonino Cardillo, which suggests a whole new way that fragrance is communicated to an inquisitive public. Continue reading Colour as a Narrative
Climate change & fragrances
This artistic project by Catherine Young brings links the scent culture and the fragrance industry to the political agenda: climate change. Continue reading Climate change & fragrances
These Futuristic Perfumes Smell Like Things That Will Be Destroyed By Climate Change
Artist Catherine Young figured she better bottle up her favorite natural smells before they disappear.
As climate change worsens, so will our collective sense of loss. Coastlines, cities, crops, and entire species will disappear. Artist Catherine Young has created a perfume line that bottles up the scents of things we enjoy today, but will be diminished—or gone—soon enough.
Read more at http://www.fastcoexist.com/3033245/these-futuristic-perfumes-smell-like-things-that-will-be-destroyed-by-climate-change
Scents with Stories
Home fragrance is a booming field in scentculture that provides new design challenges. Continue reading Scents with Stories
An architectural time machine that fires scented smoke rings
Young London designer Hee Park manipulates space using smell, sound, and touch. Continue reading An architectural time machine that fires scented smoke rings
Floriental on Film
Iconic fashion photographer Nick Knight has created a conceptual film for the Comme des Garçons’ 2015 fragrance Floriental, released to SHOWstudio, his video website, this week. Continue reading Floriental on Film
Odorama // Do you smell blue?
Whether derived from nature, or chemically constructed, odourant molecules have the ability to profoundly effect our behaviour, emotions and associations. Tonight we will explore the wondrous world of synesthesia. Continue reading Odorama // Do you smell blue?