Sin dall’antichità, l’olfatto è conosciuto per le sue qualità emozionali, capaci di influenzare la nostra percezione del mondo e di condizionare il nostro stesso benessere. Ma i profumi e gli odori non rientrano solo nella sfera emotiva: la nostra società li ha intrecciati anche a complessi “meccanismi” tecnici, commerciali e...
The science and magic of olfaction
A recent event of the series “Arte in Azienda” offered an exploration of the sense of smell at the Università della Svizzera italiana in Lugano. The aim was to get the community and students involved in a sensory experience that calls into question the meanings of smell in consumer culture, communication,...
Scent Culture Initiative: Exploring scentscape of Zurich WCs
The City of Zurich operates 107 public bathrooms and restrooms. Scent Culture Initiative explored the scentscape of selected facilities. Using a semi-structured questionnaire a number of restrooms were identified as outstanding and hence labelled as “approved by scentculture”.
“Mindblowing” Workshop on Smelling & Organizing at Tallinn #offegos2018
The 4th Space, Creativity & Organizing Workshop was devoted to the senses – in particular to the sense of smell.
Rotten eggs on the road?
A car is a means of transportation. This is obvious. What is less obvious however is that the car shows specific sensory or even olfactory qualities: A car uses smelly petrol or diesel. Driving a car even turns the vehicle into an openair-design machine. At the end of the day...
Scent Culture Initiative: Gelungener Nose Cocktail in Zürich
Unsere Scent Culture Initiative erlebte einen kurzweiligen Abend mit bekannten und vor allem auch neuen Gesichtern und Ideen aus unterschiedlichen Bereichen. Lucas Heusser hatte Drinks und passende Düfte vorbereitet. Möglich war dies dank befreundeter Geister im Hintergrund: Mayumi Matthaeus von Süskind. Merci an alle fürs Kommen, Ideen und Weitersagen… Beim nächsten Mal...
How to remain creative in artistic perfumery? – Panel at Esxence 2017
Bodo Kubartz and Claus Noppeney organized and facilitated the session “Staying ahead: how to remain creative in today’s competitive niche perfumery.” The abstract set the stage: “Over the last couple of years, the niche perfume segment has become increasingly competitive. What are the challenges that niche perfumery is facing today? What are the...
Scent Masquerade: Gendering your Nose
Do you remember the commercials that promote deodorants and openly appeal to sexist phantasies? Women are drawn in hordes to any male who has sprayed himself liberally with the deodorant – the “Axe effect”. The commercials have been known as the world’s sexist advertising campaign for many years.
Olfactory Exhibition Series: Finale Events
In celebration of the Schnupperschau olfactory series final exhibition, Kunstmuseum Thun is hosting a number of events in January.
The Art and Olfaction Awards Announces Judges, Opens Submissions
An international panel heralds an ongoing commitment to dialogue and community in global independent perfumery.
Beyond De-Odorant & Scent-Marketing: The Sense of Smell at the Workplace
It is apparent that the sense of smell can hardly be switched off at the workplace. Yet, business and management research has only recently started to explore its relevance.
Scent Culture Club: Best Strange Fragrances
Best strange fragrances is the topic for the next Scent Culture Club.
Beyond “the Eye” of the Beholder: Scent innovation through analogical reconfiguration
“Constructing Meaning: Using Visual and Material Data” was the title of a Professional Development Workshop at the recent 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Anaheim.
Beyond the Juice: The Role of Blogs and Awards
Artistic perfumery has essentially been about the juice from its very beginning in the late 1970s: Jean Laporte started L’Artisan Parfumeur and focused on the juice as well as its creator. Later on, corporate players became interested in this vibrant segment and launched their own niche lines. More recently, the...
Beyond Genius: Creativity in perfume-making
Perfume-making – without a doubt – is a creative practice. Yet, our understanding of creativity is often limited. We basically think about the outstanding achievements of a creative genius without exploring the practices and strategies that underlie their creative solutions. This talk opens the blackbox of creativity: It will focus...
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