The Art and Olfaction Awards Finalists 2017: Artisan, Independent, and Experimental Fragrance Categories

 

On March 23, 2017 at Esxence the Scent of Excellence in Milan, Saskia Wilson- Brown, founder of The Institute for Art and Olfaction announced the finalists of the fourth annual Art and Olfaction Awards. I had the pleasure of being at the ceremony, which was packed with perfume enthusiasts from all over the world.

Art and Olfaction Perfume Sample submissions

How it works: Four perfumes winners will be selected from the categories Artisan and Independent, and one winner will be selected for the Sadakichi Award for Experimental Scent. There is a new category in partnership with Pochpac, there is a “Contribution to Scent Culture Award”. This award will be given to one outstanding person who made significant contributions to global public awareness of artisan, independent and experimental practices with scent in 2016.

Saskia-Wilson Brown and the panel of judges

The winner will be announced May 6, 2017 at the Ceremony at Silent Green kulturquartier in Berlin, Germany. According to Saskia Wilson-Brown, it is for one year and to better connect the US and European independent, artisan, experimental perfume world.  The Judges in both the shortlisting and finalist committees for the Artisan, Independent and Experimental have been announced (you can find out who they are here). At the ceremony, judge Antonio Gardoni of BOGUE Profumi  commentd he blind-sniffed 185 fragrances!

 THE FINALISTS FOR THE FOURTH ANNUAL ART AND OLFACTION AWARDS

ARTISAN CATEGORY FINALISTS

Baraonda by Nasomatto, Perfumer: Alessandro Gualtieri, The Netherlands

Bruise Violet by Sixteen92Perfumer: Claire Baxter, USA

Ceremony by Mirus Fine FragrancePerfumer: Neal Peters, USA

Fatih Sultan Mehmed by Fort and Manlé ParfumPerfumer: Rasei Fort,  Australia

Limestone by Thorn & BloomPerfumer: Jennifer Botto,  USA

Liquorice Vetiver by SP Parfums Perfumer: Sven Pritzkoleit, Germany

Mélodie de l'Amour by Parfums Dusita, Perfumer: Pissara Umavijani, France

Onycha by DSH PerfumesPerfumer: Dawn Spencer Hurwitz, USA

Rosuerrier by Pryn ParfumPerfumer: Prin Lomros, Thailand

Saffron by Aether Arts PerfumePerfumer: Amber Jobin,  USA

Vanilla & The Sea by Phoenix BotanicalsPerfumer: Irina Adam, USA

INDEPENDENT CATEGORY FINALISTS

Absolue D’Osmanthe by Perris Monte CarloCreative Director: Gian Luca Perris, Perfumer: Jean Michel Santorini, Monaco

Altruist by J.F. Schwarzlose Berlin Creative Director: Lutz Herrmann Perfumer: Véronique Nyberg,  Germany

Anti Anti by Atelier PMP Creative Directors: Stefanie Mayr, Daniel Plettenberg, Perfumers: Mark Buxton, David Chieze, Germany

Belle de Jour by Eris Parfums Creative Director: Barbara Herman Perfumer: Antoine Lie, USA

Civet by ZoologistCreative Director: Victor Wong Perfumer: Shelley Waddington, Canada

Close Up by Olfactive Studio Creative Director: Céline Verleure Perfumer: Annick Mennardo,  France 

Fathom V by BeauFort London, Creative Director: Leo Crabtree Perfumer: Julie Marlowe,UK

Lankaran Forest by Maria Candida Gentile Maitre Parfumeur Creative Director / Perfumer: Maria Candida Gentile Team, Italy

Maître Chausseur by Extrait D'Atelier, Creative Director: Chiara Ronzani Perfumer: Not Disclosed, Italy

Romanza by Masque Milano Creative Directors: Alessandro Brun, Riccardo Tedeschi, Perfumer: Cristiano Canali Italy

Stones by Atelier de Geste Creative Director: Beau Rhee Perfumer: Irina Nesa,  USA

SADAKICHI AWARD FINALISTS

Smell of Data by Leanne Wijnsma Project lead: Leanne Wijnsma Perfumer: Leanne Wijnsma with ScentAir. The Netherlands

Is This Mankind, by Peter de Cupere, Project lead: Peter de Cupere Perfumers: Various, Belgium

Osmodrama Berlin via Smeller 2.0 Project lead: Wolfgang Georgsdorf Perfumers: Various,  Germany, Austria

The Feelies: Multisensory Storytelling, Project lead: Grace Boyle Perfumer: Nadjib Achaibou,  UK

Paradise Paradoxe Project lead: Elodie Pong Perfumer: Anonymous Switzerland

Congratulations to all the Finalists…Good Luck to all

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