An open lab for advanced beginner and intermediate perfumers. Bring your own materials or use ours, and blend with new friends.
Open Session (in person)
Our longest-running program, open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent – with hands-on blending time!
Oud: Perfume Accords (online)
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of a rich, deep oud accord.
Leather: Perfume Accords (online)
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of a soft, dark, polished leather accord.
Perfume Design Challenge: Nosferatu (returning students, in person)
Get spooky on Halloween as IAO invites our returning students to explore, experiment, and create scents inspired by Nosferatu. Costumes encouraged!
The Museum of Scent, with Mandy Aftel (online)
Perfumer and writer Mandy Aftel joins IAO’s Saskia Wilson-Brown for a discussion about her new book, The Museum of Scent.
Open Lab (returning students only, in person)
An open lab for advanced beginner and intermediate perfumers. Bring your own materials or use ours, and blend with new friends.
Blending Workshop: Trick of Treat (in person)
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.
Sandalwood: Perfume Accords (online)
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of a sandalwood accord.