“By chipping away at barriers, the institute is helping reshape the practice of per-fumery, often characterized by elitism and a Eurocentric perspective.” – New York Times
“Legitimizing and supporting radical experiments in smell” – VICE
“One of the few places in the country where anyone can learn about the history and process of perfumery. You’ll seldom see students more excited than those at the Institute for Art and Olfaction.” – LA WEEKLY
“The perfect contrast to perfume’s entrenched history with luxury.” – NPR ‘Science Friday’
“Attempting to disrupt the hierarchy of creation and democratize access to scent.” – The Globe and Mail
“That’s why the staff at the Institute of Art and Olfaction, what they’re doing is so amazing […] they’re doing the work, and they’ve been doing the work, and now more and more people are showing up. That’s exciting.” – Arabelle Sicardi for Junior High LA
PRESS INQUIRIES
Please contact us at hello@artandolfaction.com
SELECT ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRESS
PBS Artbound – ‘Season 15, Ep. 2 – Blended Worlds: The Fusion of Art & Science at JPL’ (October, 2024)
Dir. Richie Kulchar
Watch on PBS.org
New York Times – ‘The 10 Most Anticipated Art Shows This Season’ (September, 2024)
Read article online
New York Times – ‘PST Art’ Lifts Off, as NASA Scientists Team With Artists (August, 2024)
Read article online
Le Parfum – Art and Olfaction Award Winners (June, 2024)
Read article (downloads as PDF)
Internet of Senses Institute Podcast – The Future of the Institute for Art and Olfaction (May, 2024)
Listen here / Watch here
Kunstforum International – Smell it! The Olfactory in Art Magazine issue featuring the Institute for Art and Olfaction (2024)
Learn more
Read article (in German)
Inside Socal – ‘Making of a Scent’ (March, 2024)
Watch here
Modern Farmer Magazine – ‘In Search of Sustainable Fragrance’ (January, 2024)
Read here
Atlas Obscura Podcast – ‘Sniffing out What’s Special’ with Saskia Wilson Brown (December, 2023)
Listen here
Explain it like I’m 30, with SidneyRaz – Interview with Saskia Wilson-Brown (August, 2023)
Listen here
L.A. Times, Spectrum 1 News – ‘Learning about scent at the Institute for Art and Olfaction’ (July, 2023)
Watch here
Nautilus Magazine – ‘ This Candle Becomes a Planter for Seed Diversity’ (April, 2023)
Read more
KCRW – ‘LA mixes diversity and youth into international perfume industry’ (November, 2022)
Listen here
Essencional – ‘Promoting the Independent Perfume Scene’ (September, 2022)
Read here
Beauty Matter – ‘Beauty Disruptor Series: Saskia Wilson-Brown on Open-Access Scent ‘(September 2022)
Read here
Story in the Public Square (PBS, Pell Center, The Providence Journal) – ‘Leveraging the Power of Scent for Communication with Saskia Wilson-Brown‘ (June, 2022)
Listen here
Watch here
Nachtstudio Podcast, ‘Smell it – Der Duft in der Kunst’ (April, 2022)
Listen here (German and English)
New York Times, ‘Can Scent Be Democratized? The Institute for Art and Olfaction celebrates a decade of exploring our sense of smell’ by B. Hallock (March, 2022)
Read here
Shondaland, ‘Incorporating Good Scents’, by J. Ritz (March, 2022)
Read here
Artillery Magazine, ‘Bernardo Fleming‘ – Dreaming in Smell Review, by Shana Nys Dambrot (Jan., 2022)
Read here
NPR, ‘Press Play’ with Madeleine Brand, ‘Millions lose their smell because of COVID, no one knows why‘ (December, 2021)
Listen here
Spectrum News, ‘Teaching the masses about the art of smell’ (November, 2021)
Watch here
Afar Magazine, ‘Smell Your Way to Better Travel Memories‘ (November, 2021)
Read here
Perfumer & Flavorist Magazine, ‘Ten Encounters Exhibit Debuts at Olfactory Art Keller‘ (October, 2021)
Read here
Nez Magazine, ‘Saskia Wilson Brown: ”Only diversity can allow for a living culture”’ (July, 2021)
Read here
Junior High Los Angeles, ‘Arabelle Sicardi’s Favorite Word to Say is No’ (June, 2021)
Read here
Washington Post, ‘Making a Big Stink in the World of Perfume‘ (April, 2021)
Read here
Shoutout LA, ‘Local Stories: The Institute for Art and Olfaction‘ (April, 2021)
Read here
New York Times T Magazine, ‘The New Generation of Rose Perfumes‘ (March, 2021)
Read here
BBC, ‘The people who want to send smells through your TV‘ (January, 2021)
Read here
Nez Magazine, ‘Democratising olfactory culture/ Démocratiser la culture olfactive‘ (October, 2020)
Read here in English / Read here in French
American Craft Council, ‘The Queue: Saskia Wilson-Brown’ (August, 2020)
Read here
The Portives, Interview with Saskia Wilson-Brown (August, 2020)
Read here
The Saturday Paper (Australia), ‘Scents and Sensibility‘ (July, 2020)
Read here
American Craft Council, ‘The Craft of Scent‘ (July, 2020)
Read here
Scent and the Mind, ‘Perfume as Cultural Object‘ (May, 2020)
Listen to Podcast
Hunker, ‘Scents for your Home‘ (April, 2020)
Read here
Landscape Architecture Magazine, ‘Perfume Genius‘ (March, 2020)
Link
Spiral Magazine, ‘Aromatic Landscape‘ (February, 2020)
Read here
VoyageLA, ‘Meet Saskia Wilson-Brown’ (February, 2020)
Read here
Santa Fean, Pasatiempo, ‘Art that comes in from the cold‘ (January, 2020)
Read here
The Invisible Stories, Interview with Minetta Rogers (December, 2019)
Part 1, Part 2
Killscreen, Interview with Saskia Wilson-Brown (November, 2019)
Read here
Deem Journal, ‘The founder of The Institute for Art and Olfaction on the art and politics of scent.‘ (September, 2019)
Read here
New York Magazine, The Strategist, ‘Five Subtle Scents for People (Like Me) Who Hate Smelling Like Perfume’
Read here
New York Magazine, The Cut, ‘The Hunt for a Perfume Worn by a Writer Who Terrifies Me’ (June, 2019)
Read here
Perfumer and Flavorist Magazine, ‘Past and Future Models for Perfumery‘ (May, 2019)
Read here
Language of Aroma, documentary (March, 2019)
Watch here
Craftsmanship Quarterly, ‘Led by the Nose’ (December, 2018)
Read here
T Magazine España, ‘Aprender por Narices‘ (October, 2018)
Link here
Center for Art Law, ‘The Conundrum of Olfactory Art‘ (August, 2018)
Link here
LA Magazine, ‘L.A.’s Best DIY Perfumery Turns Ideas Into Fragrances’ (July, 2018)
Link here
The Globe and Mail, ‘Sniffing out the biases in the fragrance industry‘ (April, 2018)
Read here (opens in new window)
Link here (opens PDF in new window)
Bold, ‘30 seconds with Saskia Wilson-Brown’ (February, 2018)
Link here (opens in new window)
Art and Cake, ‘The Fourth World at The Institute for Art and Olfaction‘ (October, 2017)
Link here (opens in new window)
KCRW (89.9), on Miles Regis’ residency (August, 2017)
Link here (opens in new window)
Vice, ‘I Went to An Armpit Sniffing Class‘ (July, 2017)
Link here (opens in new window)
Art and Cake, ‘VR and Digitizing Scent’ (July, 2017)
Link here (opens in new window)
Hyperallergenic, ‘The First Perfume Concert’ (June, 2017)
Link here (opens in new window)
HydroStudios, ‘Future Scentric…’ (June, 2017)
Link here (opens in new window)
Perfumer & Flavorist Magazine, ‘Meeting Perfume at the Crossroads With The Institute for Art & Olfaction‘ (June, 2017)
Link here (opens in new window)
Perfumer & Flavorist Magazine, ‘Perfume as Art With The Institute for Art & Olfaction‘ Podcast with Ryan Daily & Saskia Wilson-Brown (June, 2017)
Link here (opens in new window)
Monocle Arts Review, ‘Art: In bottles…‘ Podcast (May, 2o17)
Link here (opens in new window)
Fashion Network, ‘JF Schwarzlose Berlin and Wolfgang Georgsdorf win Art and Olfaction Awards‘ (May, 2017)
Link here (opens PDF in new window)
Nez, ‘The Art and Olfaction Awards, New Horizons in Olfactory Art’ (May, 2017)
Link here (opens PDF in new window) // En Français
Aus Liebe Zum Duft, ‘4th Annual Art and Olfaction Awards’
Link here (opens PDF in new window) // Auf Deutsch
WWD, ‘Institute for Art and Olfaction Brings Awards and Scent Summit to Berlin’ (May, 2017)
Link here (opens PDF in new window)
Fragrantica, ‘Are Perfume Awards Relevant?‘ (May, 2017)
Link here (opens in new window)
Map of the Heart, Interview with Saskia Wilson-Brown (March, 2017)
Link here (opens in new window)
LA Weekly, ‘The Study of Aphrodisiacs Is About More Than What Will Get You Laid‘ (February, 2017)
Link here (opens in new window)
Cosmopolitan, ‘How one woman took the “all natural” look to the next level’ (January 2017)
Link here (opens in new window)
The Perfume Society, ‘Sarah Baker fuses art, film & fragrance in a decadent soap opera feast for the senses‘ (January, 2017)
Link here (opens in new window)
Vogue, ‘6 Extravagant Beauty and Wellness Experiences for Every Price‘ by Laura Regensdorf (December, 2016)
Link here (opens in new window)
Fabrik, ‘The Art of Scent‘ by Phil Tarley (November, 2016)
Link here (opens in new window)
89.3 KPCC, ‘Take Two’, ‘Los Angeles and the 111 places you must not miss’ (November, 2016)
Link here (opens in new window)
Temporary Art Review, ‘Primal Art: Notes on the Medium of Scent’ by Catherine Haley Epstein (October, 2016)
Link here (opens in new window)
Getty Iris, ‘Artist Uses Scent as a Creative Medium‘ (July, 2016)
Link here (opens in new window)
St. Louis Magazine, ‘Telling St. Louis Stories With Scent at The Pulitzer’ (June, 2016)
Link here (opens in new window)
STL Public Radio 90.7 KWMU with host Don Marsh, ‘How scent plays a role in our day-to-day lives, memories and stories’ (June, 2016)
Link here (opens in new window)
Locale Magazine, ‘LA’s Newest Scent-sation is The Institute for Art and Olfaction‘ (May, 2016)
Link here (opens in new window)
Straynger Raynger, ‘The Institute for Art and Olfaction‘ (May, 2016)
Link here (opens in new window)
i-D Magazine, ‘Turning the world of fragrance on its head at the A.I.X. Scent Fair’ (May, 2016)
Link here (opens in new window)
NBC LA, ‘Panels, workshops, and a lab explore the mysteries and history of scent‘, May 2016
Link here (opens in new window)
LA Times, ‘Making scents of fragrance‘, by Lisa Boone, May 2016
Link here (opens in new window)
LA Weekly, ‘Best things to do in LA’, May 2016
Link here (opens in new window)
Indiewire, ‘Age is Just a Number at TCM Festival’, by Leonard Maltin
Link here (opens in new window)
Reuters, ‘Batman and smells at TCM Classic Film Festival‘, video, May 2016
Link here (opens in new window)
Hollywood Reporter, ‘Smell-O-Vision to Get Rare and Pungent Encore at Cinerama Dome‘, May 2016
Link here (opens in new window)
Austin Chronicle, ‘Exploring Scent as a Storytelling Tool, SXSW Interactive‘, March 2016
Link here (opens in new window)
NBC Los Angeles, ‘The Scent of a UFO: An Echo Park Exploration‘, February 2016
Link here (opens in new window)
California Home + Design, ‘A New Generation of Perfume Pioneers Rewrites the Rules of Home Fragrance‘, February 2016
Link here (opens in new window)
Art in America, about Phantosmia, December 2015
Link here (opens in new window)
LA WEEKLY, general profile, December 2015
Link here (opens in new window)
The Kind, About ‘Phantosmia‘, November 2015
Link here (opens in new window)
BBC, about ‘Scent of Mystery‘, October 2015
Link here (opens in new window)
Atlas Obscura, about ‘Dear Enemy‘, September 2015
Link here (opens in new window)
ACN, video profile, August 2015
In McDonald’s restaurants, California
Link here (opens video in new window)
The New Yorker, about Art and Olfaction Awards, April 2015
Link here (opens in new window)
Style Magazine, Arabia, about Art and Olfaction Awards, April 2015
Link Here (opens in new window)
‘Offramp’, KPCC, April 2015
Link here (opens in new window)
‘Science Friday’, NPR, March 2015
Link here (opens in new window)
‘All Things Considered’, NPR, February 2015
Link here (opens in new window)
LA Times, December 2014
Link here (opens in new window)
BSB (Beauty Store Business), September 2014
Link here (opens in new window)
Getty Iris, July 2014
Link here (opens in new window)
LA Weekly Public Spectacle, January 2014
Link here (opens in new window)
Smithsonian Magazine, January 2014
Link here (opens in new window)
The Creators Project by Vice Magazine, December 2013
Link here (opens in new window)
Huffington Post, December 2013
Link here (opens in new window)
W Magazine, December 2013
Link here (opens in new window)
The Hollywood Reporter, November 2013
Link here (opens in new window)
LA Weekly Best of LA Awards, October 2013
Link here (opens in new window)
NosyGirl interviews Saskia Wilson-Brown, October 2013
Link here (opens in new window)
Odelab profiles the IAO, September 2013
Link here (opens in new window)
PAPER Magazine profiles the IAO, September 2013, by Abbye Churchill
Link here (opens in new window)
KCET.com profiles the IAO, June 2013, by Shana Nys Dambrot
Link here (opens in new window)
Cool Hunting profiles the IAO, June 2013, by Mya Stark
Link here (opens in new window)
Artsy.net profiles Saskia Wilson-Brown, April 2013, by Artsy Editorial
Link here (opens in new window)
LA Weekly profiles the IAO, December, 2012, by Megan Sallabedra
Link here (opens in new window)
KCET.com interview with Saskia Wilon-Brown, November, 2012, by Jeremy Rosenberg
Link here (opens in new window)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE PRESS
TV2 / Lorry, TV profile ‘Scent of Mystery’, October 2015 (Denmark)
Link here (opens in new window)
DR2, TV profile ‘Scent of Mystery’, October 2015 (Denmark)
Link here (last 5 minutes of show)
DR.dk, Newspaper profile + interview, October 2015 (Denmark)
Link here (opens in new window)
Berlingske, Newspaper profile ‘Scent of Mystery’, October 2015 (Denmark)
Link here (opens in new window)
DR FILMLAND, Radio profile ‘Scent of Mystery’, October 2015 (Denmark)
Link here (start around 26.00)
P1 EFTERMIDDAG, Radio profile ‘Scent of Mystery’, October 2015 (Denmark)
Link here (start around 1:01:30)
RADIO 24/7: AK 24/7, Radio profile ‘Scent of Mystery’, October 2015 (Denmark)
Link here (start around 23:50)
ICI-Radio, Canada, Radio profile Art and Olfaction Awards, April 2015 (Canada)
Link here (opens in new window)
Allure Magazine, Profile Art and Olfaction Awards, April 2015 (Italy)
Link here (opens in new window)
Cipria Magazine, Profile Art and Olfaction Awards, April 2015 (Italy)
Link here (opens in new window)
Neue Bürcher Beitung, February 2014 (Germany)
Link here (opens in new window)
OTHER PRESS
TTDILA, Smell-O-Vision that Doesn’t Stink, May 2016
Link here (opens in new window)
5 Every Day, about Phantosmia, August 2015
Link to 5 Every Day site (opens in new window)
NBC LA, about Phantosmia, September 2015
Link here (opens in new window)
LAist, about Phantosmia, September 2015
Link here (opens in new window)
Hyperallergenic, about Phantosmia, September 2015
Link here (opens in new window)
Art in America, about scented dinners, December 2014
Link here (opens in new window)
Handful of Salt, about 5th floor gallery collaboration, September 2014
Link here (opens in new window)
LA Times Op-Ed, about ‘Sillage’, July 2014
Link here (opens in new window)
LA Times article, about ‘Sillage’, June 2014
Link here (opens in new window)
EauMG, Award: ‘Best Perfume Images of the Year’ for ‘Accident’, December 2013
Link here (opens in new window)
CaFleureBon, Award: ‘Best Collaboration of the Year’ for ‘Accident’, December 2013
Link here (opens in new window)
Never Underdressed, about Accident, September 2013
Link here (opens in new window)
Azure Magazine, profiles ‘Cult’, August 2013
Link here (opens image file)
KCRW, about Bettina Hubby’s ‘Dig’, July 2013
Link here (opens in new window)