The Institute for Art and Olfaction is proud to announce the finalists for the 9th Art and Olfaction Awards.
Launched in 2014, the Art and Olfaction Awards have become a highly distinguished recognition of excellence in the field of independent perfumery. This event aims to promote public interest and awareness of the latest developments in perfume, and recognizes outstanding creators in the Independent, Artisan, and Experimental perfume categories. The awards acknowledge a diverse range of styles and techniques, honoring creators from various backgrounds and perspectives.
The Art and Olfaction Awards’ Golden Pear statuette is presented annually to eight deserving recipients at events held in different cities across the globe. Through this recognition, the organization has helped to foster innovation and creativity in the art of perfumery, while inspiring a new generation of independent perfumers. Cemented by its the three juried categories (artisan category, independent category, and the Sadakichi Award for Experimental Work with Scent), awards are also given in three discretionary categories: The Contribution to Scent Culture Award, The Septimus Piesse Award for Exceptional Vison, and the Aftel Award for Handmade Perfume.
The announcement of the winners will take place in our annual public ceremony. This year we return to Los Angeles, hosting the awards at the stunning art deco Cicada Club on May 11, 2023 during SCENT WEEK Los Angeles.
As with past years, our panel of esteemed judges was made up of important and objective voices from the perfume and art worlds. This year’s jury included Ashley Eden Kessler, Jeffrey Paul, Julianne Lee, Maxwell Williams, Rubia Chaudri, Sarah Horowitz-Thran, Spyros Drosopoulos, Chi Wai Tang, Dana El Masri, Daniel Krasofski, Ida Meister, John Biebel, Lakenda Wallace, and Minetta Rogers. Together, these judges blindly selected the finalists and the winners in the artisan and independent categories.The Sadakichi Award was juried by Darin Klein, Kaya Sorhaindo, Klara Ravat, and Simon Niedenthal. The Aftel Award for Handmade Perfume was selected in a separate blind judging process by Jean Godfrey June, Jessica Matlin, and Mandy Aftel.
It gives us great pleasure to announce the finalists for the 9th awards.
Please join us in congratulating these outstanding creators.
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Independent Category Finalists
Animal Café
by ExtraVirgo
Perfumer: Michele Marin for ExtraVirgo
Creative Director: HH. Prince Alex of Limbin
Italy
extravirgo.com
Flamingo
by Blackcliff
Perfumer: Kyle Mott Kannenberg for Blackcliff
Creative Director: Tomilson Bynoe
Barbados
blackcliff.com
Fuchsrot
by Bodé Studios
Perfumer: Andreas Wilhelm for Bodé Studios
Creative Director: Lino Bottani, Nicola Deflorin
Switzerland
bode-studios.ch
Hora de la Verdad, Sombra
by Senyokô
Perfumer: Euan McCall for Senyokô
Creative Directors: Joseph and Eglantine Berthion
France
senyoko.fr
Ierofante
by Parfums Quartana
Perfumer: Luca Maffei for Parfums Quartana
Creative Director: Joseph Quartana
USA
six-scents.com
Los Angeles
by de Kloka X Death & Co
Perfumer: Jackie Brenner for de Kloka X Death & Co
Creative Directors: David Kaplan and Nick Fauchald
USA
deathandcompanymarket.com
Mansa
by Pernoire
Perfumer: Andreas Wilhelm for Pernoire
Creative Directors: Robin Dünner and Nico Mannino
Switzerland
pernoire.com
Room No.
by Perfumehead
Perfumer: Constance Georges-Picot for Perfumehead
Creative Director: Daniel Patrick Giles
USA
perfumehead.com
Tri-Goddess
by Sage Goddess
Perfumer: Alexandra Bisson for Sage Goddess
Creative Director: Athena Perrakis
USA
sagegoddess.com
Wind Blows
by QIUHAO
Perfumer: Yili Olfactory Art for QIUHAO
Creative Director: Qiu Hao & Huang Jun
China
qiuhaoqiuhao.com
Artisan Category Finalists
Alter Oud
by d.grayi
Perfumer: James Miju
USA
v1.studio/collections/dgrayi
Encore du Temps
by Meo Fusciuni
Perfumer: Giuseppe Imprezzabile
Italy
meofusciuni.com
Filament
by nosey people society
Perfumer: Breanne Patterson
USA
noseypeoplesociety.com
Garden Heaux
by SAMAR
Perfumer: Na-Moya Lawrence
USA
samarpitcrew.com
La Tacita De Cafe, Extrait
by Day Three Fragrances
Perfumer: Michael Paul
USA
daythreefragrances.com
Osmanthus Floral
by Neshama Perfume
Perfumer: Simon Shaer
England
etsy.com/shop/RebelPerfume
Solario
by OSMOFOLIA
Perfumer: Sab Finn
USA
osmofolia.com
Tobacco Smeraldo
by Miguel Matos
Perfumer: Miguel Matos
Portugal
Tatami Dreams
by Tavie Belle
Perfumer: Lavinia Cheng
China
taviebelle.wordpress.com/our-scents/
Voices
by House of Mammoth
Perfumer: Benjamin Esposito
USA
houseofmammoth.com
Sadakichi Award Finalists
Aerosculpture
by Maki Ueda
Perfumer: Maki Ueda
Japan
ueda.nl
Aquanauts
by Pompe Hedengren
Perfumer: Karolina Stockhaus
Sweden
aquanauts.se
Lágrimas, Terra e Crisântemo
by Karola Braga
Perfumer: Leandro Petit (Givaudan)
Brasil
karolabraga.com
NEGR-OID
by Rhea Dillon
Perfumer: Rhea Dillon
England
dillonrhea.com
Salt Flowers
by Peter de Cupere
Perfumer: Peter de Cupere
Belgium
peterdecupere.net
Scent Clock / The Koepenicker
by Patrick Palcic
Perfumer: Patrick Palcic Studio
Germany
patrickpalcic.com
DISCRETIONARY AWARDS
AFTEL AWARD FOR HANDMADE PERFUME: This award will be given to one outstanding small batch perfume that was 100% perfumer-created, in-house, with no use of outsourced compounding or expansion at any stage of the process.
CONTRIBUTION TO SCENT CULTURE AWARD: This award will be given to one outstanding person who made significant contributions to global public awareness of artisan, independent and experimental practices with scent in 2019.
SEPTIMUS PIESSE VISIONARY AWARD: This award will be given to an outstanding person showing proof of exceptional vision with regards to how scent is used, developed, or imagined.
Winners in all categories will be announced at the 9th annual Art and Olfaction Awards on May 11, 2023.
HONORABLE MENTION
We would like to also honor the runners up in each category. While these perfumes didn’t make the finalists, they scored very well, overall.
In the artisan category:
American Pharaoh by Folkwinds (USA)
Enlightenment by Christèle Jacquemin (France)
Lunar Dust by Mabelle O’rama (England)
No. 44 – Fire and Rain by COGNOSCENTI (USA)
Red Skies by Maher Olfactive (USA)
In the independent category:
Ceremony by In Fieri (USA)
Corpalium by Marlou (France)
Gold Spot by Sarah Baker (England)
Tong Ren by Elementals (Germany)
White Whale by Masque Milano (Italy)
