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SUMMARY:Open Session for Returning Students (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-sessions-returning-students-only-tickets-1996517641009?lid=zj5izzdshlrl \n– \nAromatic materials are not included. Bring your own materials or purchase small quantities from us. \nOur open sessions for returning students only are designed as an informal\, convivial space in which to co-work with other perfumers. Relaxed and self-directed (don’t worry\, we’re here to help)\, these sessions are a great chance to refine a formula\, work out an idea or just hang out with like-minded colleagues. Let’s learn from each other\, and make new friends. \nRelaxed and self-directed\, these informal sessions are a great chance to refine your blending techniques in the presence of other scent enthusiasts and #friendswithpipettes. Open Sessions are the IAO’s longest running program. These Open Sessions for Returning Students Only are designed precisely for newcomers who have already attended one Open Session for First Timers\, intermediate perfumers who want to explore new materials\, or advanced perfumers who want to co-work with a diverse and creative community. \nAs a returning student\, you will be able to independently tinker with materials of your choice in a casual\, social setting.We have everything you need: aromatic materials (natural\, synthetic\, and some accords)\, beakers and droppers\, scent strips and bottles… All you need to bring is a notebook\, and and open mind. Down the rabbit hole you go!
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/open-session-for-returning-students-in-person/
LOCATION:The Institute for Art and Olfaction\, 932 Chung King Rd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,In Person Event
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SUMMARY:Lab Skills for New Perfumers (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lab-skills-for-new-perfumers-in-person-tickets-1999032507041?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true \n– \nFor people who have started (or plan to start) a new perfume practice\, IAO founder Saskia Wilson-Brown systematically covers the basics for a healthy and productive at-home perfume studio. \nOver the course of an information rich few hours\, we will cover: \n+ An overview of common carriers and diluents \n+ Setting up your organ \n+ Materials and lab safety \n+ Making solutions by weight (scale)\, and by volume (drops) \n+ How to handle tricky materials \n+ How to track formulas \nThere will be plenty of time for questions\, and hands-on demonstration.
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/lab-skills-for-new-perfumers-in-person-2/
LOCATION:The Institute for Art and Olfaction\, 932 Chung King Rd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,In Person Event
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SUMMARY:Perfume 101: Perfumery for Beginners (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/perfume-101-perfumery-for-beginners-in-person-tickets-1998552131224?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true \n– \nPerfume 101 serves as an orientation session for newcomers to the field\, olfactive adventurers\, curious minds\, and budding scent enthusiasts who need a little boost. \nIn this theory-focused introduction to perfumery\, participants will learn about perfume basics such as fragrance families and classifications\, get an introduction to perfume-making in a lab\, and get an introduction to the different kinds of aromatic materials. As a group\, the class will learn the difference between top\, middle and bottom notes\, what’s in a perfume lab\, get a brief introduction to perfume math concepts\, and more. We’ll smell and look at different aromatic materials\, useful labware used in blending scents\, and more! \nParticipants will leave with the basic knowledge they need to start a journey down the rabbit hole of appreciating and even making scent. \nPlease note: This is primarily a lecture-based class\, with a smelling component. There is one group blend exercise and one individual blend exercise\, with participants taking home a small spray vial of their individual scent blend and select reference materials. If you wish to take a class with a hands-on focus\, please register for Introduction to Perfume Blending.
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/perfume-101-perfumery-for-beginners-in-person-2/
LOCATION:The Institute for Art and Olfaction\, 932 Chung King Rd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,In Person Event
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SUMMARY:Tracing Perfume: Fruits (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tracing-perfume-fruits-in-person-tickets-1994983883499?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true \n– \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDana El Masri explores the history of fine fragrance through a series of classes that cover the genealogy of scent. How did aromatic materials influence perfumery? How did perfumers draw from the same source to produce such diverse expressions? Each class in this series explores the most important perfumes in 20th and 21st perfumery from the perspective of the materials that inform them. \nIn this class\, Dana covers perfumes highlighting  fruits\, including peach\, mango\, fig\, and tomato leaf. She will explore the material provenance\, aromatic aspects\, and notable perfumes that make use of these  notes in various ways. Then\, as a group\, the class will smell and discuss a series of notes and perfumes that elucidate the category. \n\n\n\n\nTopics covered: \nHistory and cultural impact of perfume materials\nTechnical information about perfume materials\nOverview of these materials in classic\, contemporary\, mass market\, and niche perfumes \n\n  \n– \nPhoto of mango by Allec Gomes on Unsplash
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/tracing-perfume-fruits-in-person/
LOCATION:The Institute for Art and Olfaction\, 932 Chung King Rd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,In Person Event
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Perfume Blending: Freestyle (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-perfume-blending-freestyle-in-person-tickets-1996520739276 \n– \nJoin us for Introduction to Blending\, a class for beginners to perfumery that is focused on learning how to blend with aromatic materials\, and how to create (and balance) a formula. Perfume-lovers and burgeoning olfactory artists have the opportunity to jump right into making their scent dreams a reality\, with access to the hundreds of aromatic materials in the IAO lab space. \nThe class will begin with a quick primer to the world of aromatic materials: synthetics vs. naturals\, top/middle/base notes\, and dilutions. Participants will be guided through the process of setting up a workstation and how to write a perfume formula\, with proportions and balance in mind. \nThe second portion of the class will be the open exploration of the IAO Organ by all participants. After making individual selections\, we will get to blending! With Julianne Lee guiding the class\, each participant will learn to make bold changes\, subtle refinements\, and expand their final formula into a small spray vial to take home.
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/introduction-to-perfume-blending-freestyle-in-person-4/
LOCATION:The Institute for Art and Olfaction\, 932 Chung King Rd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,In Person Event
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SUMMARY:Lectures on Tap: Culture and Perfume (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lectures-on-tap-culture-and-perfume-how-perfume-shaped-history-tickets-1997805809957?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \nIn this lecture\, Saskia Wilson-Brown shares and discusses three perfume materials that shaped human culture. Drawing from her research for her upcoming book\, The Cultures of Perfume: Scents That Shaped History(releasing in November\, by D.A.P.)\, she will start the talk with a brief history of perfume\, going on to explore how jasmine perfumes have been historically intertwined with narratives of seduction. We will then smell musk\, and investigate its role in narratives of power in key Islamic texts and 18th century France. The talk ends with bergamot\, and how its use in Eau de Cologne impacted religious practices in the Americas. Join us for a lively exploration of scent’s role in the human experience. \nLocation shared upon signup.
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/lectures-on-tap-culture-and-perfume/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Education,In Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260928T173000
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SUMMARY:Unconventional Perfume Blending: Petrichor Accord (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unconventional-perfume-blending-petrichor-accord-in-person-tickets-1997637326017?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true \n– \n\n\nJoin us in exploring the world of wet\, earthy petrichor and go home with your own accords of the earth after the rain. \n\n\n\n\nPetrichor. Unless you’ve been living under a rock (soon to be rained upon)\, you may have heard this word\, defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as: “a distinctive\, earthy\, usually pleasant odor that is associated with rainfall especially when following a warm\, dry period and that arises from a combination of volatile plant oils and geosmin released from the soil into the air and by ozone carried by downdrafts”. \nSo\, the scent of earth after the rain! Petrichor’s etymology is somewhat more poetic: Australian researchers Bear and Grenfell coined the term in 1964\, using the Greek root petras\, or stone\, and ichor\, or the fluid in the vein of the Gods. \nIn “Unconventional Perfume Blending: Petrichor Accord\,” led by instructor Julianne Lee\, we’ll start by enjoying some perfumes from the IAO Collections that feature the note of petrichor. Next\, we’ll smell a bevy of molecules and natural materials that evoke petrichor in its many forms: wet\, earthy\, humid\, mushroomy\, concrete. You’ll then play with those materials and practice balancing a formula. Is your petrichor rising from the sun-baked desert or from the gridlocked city streets? \nWe recommend having at least one IAO class under your belt\, but beginners are completely welcome. By the end of class\, you’ll leave with your own petrichor accord formula in hand\, along with a working understanding of accord-building that you can apply to any other fragrance notes. \n\nImage: Roman Synkevych\,  www.unsplash.com
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/unconventional-perfume-blending-petrichor-accord-in-person/
LOCATION:The Institute for Art and Olfaction\, 932 Chung King Rd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,In Person Event
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