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.
A special blending session celebrating the sweet and scary scents of the season, for beginners new to the art and craft of making perfume. Tickets go live October 1.
Perfumer Michael Nordstrand covers creative development for perfumery with a deep dive into the creative brief over three online sessions.
Join us for a scent concert with Brian Goeltzenleuchter and Sean Francis Conway inspired by Septimus Piesse's Odophone at Craft Contemporary. Two performances available.
Join us for a scent concert with Brian Goeltzenleuchter and Sean Francis Conway inspired by Septimus Piesse's Odophone at Craft Contemporary. Two performances available.
Get spooky on Halloween as IAO invites our returning students to explore, experiment, and create scents inspired by Nosferatu. Costumes encouraged!
An open lab for advanced beginner and intermediate perfumers. Bring your own materials or use ours, and blend with new friends.
Perfumer Michael Nordstrand covers creative development for perfumery with a deep dive into the creative brief over three online sessions.
Back by popular demand! Scent enthusiasts Jack and Natalie host a smell-led exploration of Los Angeles' spectacular Franklin Canyon Park.
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