New to the field? Always been curious but didn’t know how to get in? We’ve been there. This is where you start. IAO founder Saskia leads a generous exploration of perfumery in all its applications, with an emphasis on creative approaches.
Designed for absolute beginners, Saskia will start with an information-rich tour through perfume history, explain the workings of the contemporary perfume industry, discuss experimental practices with scent – be it independent perfumery or olfactory art. Then, we’ll smell and discuss a curated set of molecules, explore perfume taxonomies, and finishing the session with a blending demonstration and a collaborative formulation exercise.
A great first step for anybody looking to work with scent, or simply understand the field. Any questions, of course, will be amply and generously answered.
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INDEPENDENT PERFUMERY
Foundations of Independent Perfumery and Foundations of Experimental Work with Scent are recurring classes taught by IAO founder Saskia Wilson-Brown.
Good for: Beginners
Sign-up Requirements: No experience necessary
Instructor: Saskia Wilson-Brown
Foundations of Perfumery, for Experimental Applications
Working with scent can extend beyond the perfume bottle. With a history of creative applications in galleries, concert halls and more, scent can expand a practice, subvert an expectation and serve as a powerful communication tool. If you’ve been curious about using scent in the context of your creative practice, this is where you start.
Foundations of Independent Perfumery
Perfume is created in a vast, complicated and multi-pronged industry, that only recently has begun to open up. IAO’s Saskia explains all, covering the history and the most important touchpoints in contemporary perfumery.
Topics covered:
+ Overview of perfume history, industry / contemporary experimental applications
+ Overview of health and safety
+ Exploring of the basics of using scent in your creative practice, with an emphasis on storytelling or creative applications
+ Introduction to aromatic molecules (natural and synthetic), and perfume taxonomies
+ Introduction to lab work
+ Introduction to different applications and strategies for exhibiting and sharing scent
Take-aways:
Participants will leave with the basic knowledge they need to start working with scent – either as part of their existing creative practice or as a budding perfumer. Participants also leave with a more considered understanding and appreciation for the ins and outs of composing scent formulas.
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