Perfume Education and Experimentation
Academic R. Claire Bunschoten joins the Institute for Art and Olfaction for a discussion of her recent publication "Eau de Cookie Dough" in an online session led by Minetta Rogers.
In this 3-part course with Atlas Obscura, Saskia Wilson-Brown leads an information-rich introduction to the practice of experimental perfumery.
Train your nose by smelling important fragrance materials in different scent families in this in person introduction to perfume materials, led by Julianne Lee.
IAO Library curator Charles Rosenberg presents a smelling session, exploring perfume kits at the IAO library. In person.
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of an dusty, echoey, resinous old church incense accord.
Spyros Drosopoulos returns to the IAO community with a two-session expansion course, for previous attendees of his intensives. Meets over Zoom, on 01/07 and 01/21.
In the latest perfumery intensive, Spyros Drosopoulos offers a comprehensive introduction to perfumery: the materials, formulating, and – of course – all the materials and tips an independent perfumer could ask for.
Spyros Drosopoulos returns to the IAO community with a two-session expansion course, for previous attendees of his intensives. Meets over Zoom, on 01/07 and 01/21.
Scent Week Los Angeles returns for its second edition, over a glorious week at the end of May. More information to come!
Save the date! The 11th Art and Olfaction Awards will take place on May 29, returning to Cicada Club in downtown Los Angeles.
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