The term scenthesizer has been coined in the science fiction a long time ago. Now it is a real option marketed as a djtechtool. Have a look! Continue reading Scenthesizer: Realizing a sci-fi utopia
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The Scenthesizer – AllSense. Sensory Communication
Discover how ScentAirâ„¢ and Heineken Green Room brought the worlds of scent and music together in a collaborative project to realize The Scenthesizer, a prototype of future technology that will allow DJs to create truly multi-sensorial experiences for music lovers.
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Competing notions: high art, perfume & scent culture
This not so recent article from the Guardian demonstrates some of the ongoing confusion without addressing it directly: “From France to Dubai, scent is viewed as high art – but not in America. What is it about US’s relationship to smell that puts it so far behind in this field?”. Moreover, there are numerous subtle and open contradictions about art, perfume, & culture and a commitment to scent culture (the name we coined for our group): Continue reading Competing notions: high art, perfume & scent culture
My quest to find the great American perfume | The Guardian
From France to Dubai, scent is viewed as high art – but not in America. What is it about US’s relationship to smell that puts it so far behind in this field?
Ephemeral materialities
SCI is happy to invite you to EPHEMERAL MATERIALITIES: Scent in Swiss Art – 3 Positions, an exhibit of olfactory art curated by Ashraf Osman at the ArtContainer in Zurich​. Continue reading Ephemeral materialities
Peter de Cupere: Eau de Cocoa
A purifying mask with chocolate filters? Yes, please! Thanks to the inexhaustible Peter de Cupere: A chocolate perfume good enough to eat? Continue reading Peter de Cupere: Eau de Cocoa
Eau de Cocoa – edible perfume | In-Imitable
A chocolate perfume good enough to eat? A purifying mask with chocolate filters? Yes, please! Thanks to the inexhaustible Peter de Cupere.Â
You can order the Eau de Cocoa here. Costs: 69€ per bottle.
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Francis Kurkdjian & Fabien Ducher: New perfume rose
Together, a fragrance legend and a horticultural pioneer have cultivated what could be the first new perfume rose in more than a century. Continue reading Francis Kurkdjian & Fabien Ducher: New perfume rose
Francis Kurkdjian and Fabien Ducher, Changing History in a Bottle – The New York Times
Together, a fragrance legend and a horticultural pioneer have cultivated what could be the first new perfume rose in more than a century.
The new rose above was created by the nose Francis Kurkdjian and the breeder Fabien Ducher. They spent six years ferreting out the ancestral chains of Damask and May roses to develop their hybrid, which they call Nevarte.