The Art and Olfaction Awards are designed to raise interest and awareness for independent perfumers, artisan perfumers, and experimental practitioners with scent on an international scale. The Golden Pear™ awards serve as a prestigious marker for excellence in independent, artisan and experimental perfumery. They are handed out every year in a ceremony that travels to cities around the world, after a long judging process in which all perfumes are assessed blindly. By shining a spotlight on perfumery’s most outstanding creators, we hope to help generate support for independent practices in perfumery as a whole.
The Art and Olfaction Awards and the Golden Pears™ are a program of The Institute for Art and Olfaction, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, USA. Learn more about us here.
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RAISON D'ÊTRE
We've got ten years of history, and firm purpose.
THE TEAM
Meet the people who make the awards happen.
PRESS
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