The Third Annual Art and Olfaction Awards
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
May, 2016

The Third Annual Art and Olfaction Awards ceremony took place on Saturday May 7, 2016, at Hammer Museum, in Los Angeles. Emceed by Zackary Drucker, the award ceremony was open to the public, and free to attend.

Watch the ceremony in its entirety in the playback of the livestream, right here.

ARTISAN CATEGORY

WINNERS:

Incendo
by La Curie (USA)

Miyako
by Auphorie (Malaysia)

INDEPENDENT CATEGORY

WINNERS:

Bat
by Zoologist Perfumes with Ellen Covey (Canada/USA)

Néa
by Jul et Mad Paris with Luca Maffei (France/Italy)

SADAKICHI AWARD

WINNER:

Century’s Breath
by Cat Jones (Australia)

FINALISTS:

Albino (A Study in White)
by DSH Perfumes (USA)

Bird of Paradise
by Thorn & Bloom Perfume (USA)

Cape Cod Wild Beach Rose
by Nomaterra (USA)

Love for 3 Oranges
by Aether Arts Perfumes (USA)

Musk Rose Attar
by Rising Phoenix Perfumery (USA)

Namibia
by Frazer Parfum (South Africa)

Peach Tree Garden
by Phoenix Botanicals (USA)

Salomé
by Papillon Artisan Perfumes (England)

FINALISTS:

Dark Ride
by Xyrena (USA)

Elephant & Roses
by Maria Candida Gentile Maitre Parfumeur (Italy)

Fougère Nobile
by Nobile 1942 with Anne-Sophie Behaghel (Italy/France)

Panorama
by Olfactive Studio with Clément Gavarry (France)

Past | Presence
by Roads with Jean-Charles Mignon (Ireland/France)

Rose de Taif Extrait
by Perris Monte Carlo with Luca Maffei (Monaco/Italy)

Salim Attar
by Tabacora Parfums with Christian Carbonnel (Poland / Spain)

Waihèke Dreams
by Juliana Parfums Co. with Yves Dombowsky (New Zealand)

FINALISTS:

Dear Enemy
by Christy Gast with Camila Marambio, Derek Corcoran, Giorgia Graells, (USA/Chile)

The Juice of War
by Maki Ueda (The Netherlands)

Signal
by Carrie Paterson (USA)

Western Drive
by Kellen Walker (USA)

THE EVENT

The third annual Art and Olfaction Awards took place on Saturday May 7, 2016 in the courtyard at Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, with a packed and international crowd of over 200 attendees. The event was livestreamed on the internet, with over 300 virtual attendees watching at home.

The awards featured special guest emcee Zackary Drucker, and took place in the context of a weekend of scent-related events at the Hammer Museum - the AIX Scent Fair. Music was provided by DJ Victor Rodriguez (Shits & Giggles, Cub Scout, Bears in Space) and DJ Javi en Rose (Litterbox, The Black Arts, Lush). The 3rd Annual Art and Olfaction Awards were presented as a public program of Hammer Museum, and were free and open to the public.

OUR PARTNERS

Lucky Scent and Scent Bar
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Hammer Museum
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Esxence
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The Scent Culture Institute
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The Perfumed Plume Awards for Fragrance Journalism
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Perfumer’s Apprentice
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Basenotes
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The Plant Provocateur
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Allies Design Studio
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Pochpac
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Beski Projekts 
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OUR JUDGES

INDEPENDENT PRELIMINARIES:
Laura Johnson
Lizzie Ostrom / Odette Toilette
Neal Harris
Sherri Sebastian
Steven Gontarski
Yvettra Grantham

ARTISAN PRELIMINARIES:
Antonio Gardoni
Ashley Eden Kessler
Daniel Krasofski
Hank Jenkins
James McHugh
Persephenie

INDEPENDENT & ARTISAN AWARDS: FINALS
Andy Tauer
Kaya Sorhaindo
Luca Turin
Mandy Aftel
Mark Benhke
Sarah Horowitz-Thran

SADAKICHI AWARD FOR EXPERIMENTAL WORK WITH SCENT
Allison Agsten
Ashraf Osman
Deji Bryce Olukotun
Kóan Jeff Baysa
Peter de Cupere