Agnieszka Lukasik (Galilu): “Now, the brands come to us”
Founded in Warsaw in 2005, Galilu offers a rich selection of about fifty niche perfume and cosmetic brands. Its owner, Agnieszka Lukasik, answered Nez’ questions.
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Nez, la revue… de presse – #20 – Où l’on apprend que les archéologues se mettent au parfum, que les moustiques ont du nez et que Reims sent le biscuit et la betterave
Au menu de cette revue de presse, le rôle de l’olfaction dans l’art contemporain, les senteurs vues par les philosophes et le retour de l’enfleurage du muguet.
Quintis reveals the names of the ten finalists in its Sandalwood Reimagined competition.
Launched by the end of 2021, the competition was open to all perfumers working with sandalwood. It is now coming to an end and ten finalists have been selected. The winner will be announced during the World Perfumery Congress (WPC) in Miami.
Artworks to smell around the world this spring
The news of olfactory art has rarely been as prolific as this year. Nez offers you a non-exhaustive world tour of the scented exhibitions to see, but above all to smell in this spring and early summer of 2022.
Elaine O’Connell: “Our goal is to reconnect the global beauty industry with new ideas and fresh perspectives”
Le plus grand salon international consacré à la beauté au Moyen-Orient aura lieu à Dubaï . Quel est l’objectif de cette 25e édition ? Que réserve la programmation de l’événement, notamment en matière de parfum ? Les réponses d’Elaine O’Connell, directrice du salon.
Maxime Baud: “I’d like ScenTree to become a ‘social Wikipedia’ of perfumery raw materials”
ScenTree, the classification tool for perfumery raw materials, is celebrating its second anniversary. A look back at these years of reflection, changes and achievements.
Madagascar, a land of innovation for Symrise
A hundred years after the first botanical trials were run there, Madagascar remains an extraordinary open-air laboratory.
Olfactive Vision by Firmenich: a tool to create the next decade’s perfumery
What will the fragrances of tomorrow be made of? Sustainable beets, feminine fougères or safely toxic fragrances? Firmenich’s perfumers and creative team give us a glimpse into the future.
Science of Wellness: emotions in a bottle
Composition house IFF launches its Science of Wellness platform: a tool for understanding the emotions linked to olfactory stimuli based on 40 years of consumer research and development, and designed to boost creativity.
Garden Lab: Symrise’s High Tech Vegetables
In late 2020, Symrise surprised us all by launching a collection of 100% natural ingredients produced from vegetables for its perfumers to use in creating fragrances. A look at the origins of this innovation.
olFACTORY by Camilla Nicklaus-Maurer: warholian immersion
In New York’s first gallery specifically designed to present odors, Olfactory Art Keller, artist Camilla Nicklaus-Maurer presents an immersive project, a multi-dimensional tribute to Andy Warhol and The Factory.
Odeuropa, Europe’s Olfactory Heritage
Starting this year, the Odeuropa project will strive to constitute the first olfactory archive of Europe.
The Symrise Perfumery School: A Gateway to the World
Since 2007, Symrise’s in-house school of perfumery has aimed to accompany, train and develop up-and-coming perfumers.
Jungle Essence technology – more real than nature itself
Whether it’s red seaweed, coconut, coffee bean or everlasting flower, these speciality fragrances produced by Mane are enriching the perfumer’s palette with unprecedented realism.
Dreamwood – the woody scent that dreams are made of
Firmenich is launching its fourth ingredient created using their white biotechnology, Dreamwood*. Through the alchemy of various substances science and nature have combined to transform sugar into a sandalwood scent.
Behind the Scenes at the IFF Atelier du Parfumeur in Grasse
The Atelier du Parfumeur opened its doors in Grasse in May 2019. Created by the American fragrance house, the site was designed as an artist residence for perfumers which will also be open to the public twice a year. Let’s go on a guided tour.
A soft manifesto on scent culture, by Caro Verbeek (en-it)
Recited at the Oude Kerk by Caro Verbeek, in Amsterdam, on May 19th 2019, during the annual Art & Olfaction Awards, surrounded by the scent of roses.
