MEET A NOSE
Occasional conversations with sensorial people
2020 – beyond!
ABOUT
A ‘nez‘ is a term used in classical French perfumery to describe the people whose profession it is to compose perfume. However, we all have noses, and we all use them daily. Some of us, however, use them as part of a life’s work.
It is with this in mind that the IAO presents an online conversation series, ‘Meet a Nose’. Each episode takes the form of a one-hour moderated discussion led by IAO founder Saskia Wilson-Brown, in which extraordinary thinkers, singular artists, industry professionals, and idiosyncratic perfumers from around the world share their unique perspectives on what it means to be a sensorial human in the world. Topics of discussion will meander and twist—covering creative practice, technical insights, and wherever the conversation takes us! Come with an open mind: We may get into uncharted sensorial territory.
After a hiatus, we relaunched this series in 2025. Please join us for one of our many upcoming conversations: You can find the updated schedule on our events page, here.
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PAST CONVERSATIONS
In order of appearance
Spyros Drosopoulos (Baruti)
Geza Schoen and Paul White (Escentric Molecules)
Marissa Zappas (Marissa Zappas Perfume)
Ernesto Collado (Brana Nariz)
Gayill Nalls (artist)
Bernardo Fleming (IFF/Artist)
Josely Carvalho (Artist)
Brian Goeltzenleuchter (Artist)
Jas Brooks (MIT)
Camilla Nicklaus-Maurer (Artist)
M Dougherty (Artist)
Tom Blunt (Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab)
Neil Chapman (author, Perfume: In Search of Your Signature Scent)
Terees Western (FragranTed)
Andreas Keller (Olfactory Art Keller)
Antonio Gardoni (Bogue Profumo)
Harold McGee (Author, Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World’s Smells’)
Catherine Haley Epstein (artist, author)
Chavalia Mwamba (Pink MahogHany Perfumes)
Joseph Quartana (Six Scents, Quartana Fragrances)
Klara Ravat (Smell Lab)
Mary Richardson-Lowry (Identity Narrative)
Bayyana Davis (Flavorist, IFF)
Aleesa Cohene (Artist)
Anahita Mekanik (Algorithmic Pefumery)
Sarah Horowitz-Thran and Ron Robinson (Sarah Horowitz Parfums)
Simon Constantine (Ånd Fragrance)
Anicka Yi (Artist, Biography Fragrance)
Kaya Sorhaindo (Folie A Plusieurs)
Andreas Wilhelm (Perfume.Sucks)
Mandy Aftel (Aftelier)
Dana El Masi (Jazmin Saraï)
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