Perfume Education and Experimentation
In this 3-part online seminar, join IAO's Saskia Wilson-Brown to learn the basics of perfumery, delve into the history of the practice, explore aromatic materials, and create your first short perfume formulas. Class produced by Atlas Obscura, meets on Oct. 10, 16, 23.
Our longest-running program, open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of an animalic musk accord.
John Biebel presents a three-part online series that covers all aspects of writing about scent: creativity, form, and the all-important editing. All you need to bring is you!
A monthly open session for people with a 9-5 work schedule, that starts later and runs later. Join us for 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!
Join a host of speakers - including IAO's Saskia Wilson-Brown - at Osmocosm conference at MIT in Cambridge, MA.
Perfumer Michael Nordstrand covers creative development for perfumery with a deep dive into the creative brief over three online sessions.
IAO visits Washington DC for a weekend fragrance symposium at Qatar America Institute for Culture.
Dr. Kate Cherrell discusses the séance and modern spiritualism, its sensorial elements, and its transformative effects. Part of the Scent and Society series, online.
Want to understand and appreciate, and even start to work with perfume? We're here to help in a hands- and noses-on workshop for newcomers to the practice.
Our longest-running program, open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of a sandalwood accord.
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