Perfume Accords: Musk (online)
On ZoomIn this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of a musk accord.
$75.00
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Tracing Perfume: A Genealogy of Gourmands (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDana El Masri leads an exploration of desserts in fine fragrance and perfumery: smell your way through the genealogy of perfume.
$49.87
Creative Development for Perfumery: The Brief (online)
On ZoomPerfumer Michael Nordstrand covers creative development for perfumery with a deep dive into the creative brief, over three online sessions, with homework in between.
$200.00
Smelling the Odor Wheel (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesTrain your nose by smelling important fragrance materials in different scent families in this in person introduction to perfume materials.
$60.54
Open Session: Returning Students Only (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin your fellow perfumers and blend in community with plenty of aromatic materials to discover. Returning students only.
$39.19
Olfactory Research Notes: A Deep Dive into Indian Attars (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesScholar Giti Datt shares her current research on Indian attars in a scent-enlivened lecture with an emphasis on gulab (rose) and mitti (earth). In person, at IAO.
$18.50
Lab work for artisan perfumers – and those who hope to be (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSaskia Wilson-Brown covers best lab practices: how to make a solution, how to use a scale, how to store materials, safety, and more.
$75.00
Making Perfume for Candles and Room Diffusers (Videos + Live Q&A)
On ZoomPerfumer Ashley Eden Kessler leads a hybrid online class (pre-recorded video + live Q&A) that explores how to formulate perfume for popular applications beyond fine fragrance, with a focus on candles and lava rocks.
$80.00
Scent and Memory (online)
On ZoomPerfumer Lakenda Wallace explores current research around the relationship between scent and memory, in an online talk.
$35.00
Creative Development for Perfumery: The Brief (online)
On ZoomPerfumer Michael Nordstrand covers creative development for perfumery with a deep dive into the creative brief, over three online sessions, with homework in between.
$200.00
The Aromatic Gourmet: Spices, with Jeffrey Paul (In Person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJeffrey Paul (Aromatic Gourmet) shares the history, making, and tasting of flavored and aromatic spices in this in-person workshop.
$150.00
Perfume 101 (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWant to understand, appreciate, and even start to work with perfume? Minetta Rogers teaches the basics, in this introduction to perfumery.
$60.54
Open Session: First Timers Only, November (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesFor first time visitors to the IAO, our open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time! Two sessions added for November.
$60.54
Introduction to Perfume Blending (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWant to understand and appreciate, and even start to work with perfume? We're here to help in an introductory perfume blending workshop led by Julianne Lee.
$100.00
Perfumer Spotlight: Sophia Grojsman (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIn a scent-enlivened session, Dana El Masri explores the signatures and styles developed by Sophia Grojsman over the course of her career.
$49.87
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