Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian has created Stratus 2015, a “curtain of scented mist” for the Pavillon Lille3000 at the Milan World Expo 2015…
A smoky mix of leather, old books, and exotic spices
It took Schütze a year of experimentation to develop a formula that captured his intentions—both practically, since the perfume had to disperse from room-temperature paper rather than a warm body, and also conceptually. The result, a smoky mix of leather, old books, and exotic spices, has proved unexpectedly covetable.
— Nicola Twilley writes about the entries for Art & Olfaction's Sadakichi Award for Experimental Use of Scent. Read more at What Did Qaddafi’s Death Smell Like? at The New Yorker.
A heady mix of peppermint and black pepper
Inside the igloo, a heady mix of peppermint and black pepper saturated the air. It flooded the nose and stung the eyes. Most visitors cried; many ran away. Others seemed to enjoy it, laughing through the tears.
— From Art for the Knowing Nose, a piece at The New York Times about Belgian artist Peter De Cupere.
Ephemera by Unsound Noise, Drone & Bass ~ new fragrances
Ephemera by Unsound is a new fragrance project from Unsound Productions (of the Unsound Festival) and perfumer Geza Schoen. They debut with three limited edition fragrances: Noise, Drone and Bass…
Hyper-Natural: Scent from Art to Design ~ exhibit in Melbourne
The exhibit Hyper-Natural: Scent from Art to Design will open at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne later this month. Hyper-Natural is curated by Chandler Burr and the sponsors include Guerlain…