Photo: Art and Olfaction Awards Golden Pears

The Institute of Art and Olfaction, founded by Saskia Wilson-Brown held the Fourth Annual Art + Olfaction Awards on May 6, 2017, at Silent Green kulturquartier in Berlin, Germany. Many of the finalists  and judges came from all over the world to attend. The Golden Pear Awards went to:

ARTISAN CATEGORY WINNERS

Bruise Violet by Sixteen92, Perfumer: Claire Baxter, USA (not at Presentation)

 Pissara Umavijani accepting award from Tanja Bochnig of April Aromatics, a past winner for Calling All Angelsin this category(photo: Dawn Spencer Hurwitz)

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

IINDEPENDENT CATEGORY WINNERS

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

Leo Crabtree accepting the award from Judge Antonio Gardoni

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

SADAKICHI AWARD WINNERS

photo: Dawn Spencer-Hurwitz

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

Christophe Laudamiel, photo:  Dawn Spencer Hurwitz

CONTRIBUTION TO SCENT CULTURE AWARD

Christophe Laudamiel, Perfumer and Osmocurator, Dream Air LLC

Next Year the Awards will be held in London! 

–Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief

With gratitude to Dawn Spencer-Hurwitz of DSH Perfumes  who was a top ten finalist for Onycha, Dawn was at the award ceremony in Berlin  and emailed  me the winners and photos.