Perfume Education and Experimentation
Join us for an artist discussion and exhibition preview for Ether: Aromatic Mythologies, presenting thirteen artists exploring the intersection of mythology, storytelling, art, and scent. (in person)
Guided by Ms. Maki Ueda, award winning olfactory artist and teacher, explore the fascinating science of pheromones and the link between scents and personalities.
Join us for Scent Fair LA, a weekend celebrating artisan, independent, and experimental scent practices.
Guided by Ms. Maki Ueda, award winning olfactory artist and teacher, explore the fascinating science of pheromones and the link between scents and personalities.
Have you ever been gifted a perfume that just didn’t suit you? Or blind bought a fragrance that left you with fragrets? The Nose Candy Scent Swap is your chance to finally turn that trash into Trésor! The Nose Candy gals host their latest Scent Swap, as part of Scent Week LA.
Join us for an intimate walkthrough of Craft Contemporary's Summer/Fall exhibitions with curators Saskia Wilson-Brown (Ether, Aromatic Mythologies / Maker-in-Residence: The Institute of Art and Olfaction), Joseph D. Valencia (California Community Foundation | FVA 2025), and Kate Yeh Chiu (M&A x Craft Contemporary Courtyard 2025: Light Gauge).
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of a sweet, juicy mango accord.
Spyros Drosopoulos, Ernesto Collado and Saskia WIlson-Brown lead a 6 day in person workshop at Mas Flaquer, a regenerative farm outside Barcelona, highlighting connections between diverse ways of working through a combination of field work, hands-on blending time, and lectures.
Saskia Wilson-Brown leads a deep dive of a historical Eau de Cologne formula. Explore the materials used in a classic version of the perfume, and recreate your own. In person.
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