Perfume Education and Experimentation
A special blending session celebrating the scents of love, for beginners new to the art and craft of making perfume.
Atlas Obscura and the IAO return for an updated collaboration in 2024, teaching about the magical, lovely world of experimental perfumery. An information-rich, humor-laced crash course in the practice, over three online classes.
Perfumer Dana El Masri shares an exploration of rose in perfumery, exploring various types of rose, and important historic rose perfumes.
Neuroscientist Anna D'Errico lectures on the science of scent education and olfactory training as rehabilitation in an online lecture.
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of two amber accords.
Our longest-running program, open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
Have you wanted to understand and appreciate perfume, without knowing what it is, where to start, or how to learn? We're here to help!
Atlas Obscura and the IAO return for an updated collaboration in 2024, teaching about the magical, lovely world of experimental perfumery. An information-rich, humor-laced crash course in the practice, over three online classes.
Our longest-running program, open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
Want to understand and appreciate, and even start to work with perfume? We're here to help in an introductory workshop.
Our longest-running program, open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
An open lab for advanced beginner and intermediate perfumers. Bring your own materials or use ours, and blend with new friends.
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of ambergris.
For first time visitors to the IAO, our open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
Our longest-running program, open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
When you sign up for a class or event at the IAO, you will receive an Eventbrite confirmation email which contains important information, such as materials lists or preparation instructions. Please be sure to scroll down in the email, so you see those instructions.
For online classes, you will receive the Zoom log-in information approximately 12 – 24 hours before each session begins. To avoid this going to spam, add hello@artandolfaction.com to your address book. Our online classes are recorded, and the video is available to registered attendees for 7 days after the class takes place. Because the class is recorded and can be viewed later, we do not provide refunds or transfers for online classes.
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