The Institute for Art and Olfaction celebrates the finalists of the 9^th Art and Olfaction Awards. The finalists were shared at a special announcement at Esxence in Milan.

March 31, 2023, Milan - The Institute for Art and Olfaction is proud to announce the finalists for the 9^th Art and Olfaction Awards. Launched in 2014, the Art and Olfaction Awards have become a highly distinguished recognition of excellence in the field of independent perfumery. This event aims to promote public interest and awareness of the latest developments in perfume, and recognizes outstanding creators in the Independent, Artisan, and Experimental perfume categories. The awards acknowledge a diverse range of styles and techniques, honoring creators from various backgrounds and perspectives.

The Art and Olfaction Awards' Golden Pear statuette is presented annually to eight deserving recipients at events held in different cities across the globe. Through this recognition, the organization has helped to foster innovation and creativity in the art of perfumery, while inspiring a new generation of independent perfumers. Cemented by its the three juried categories (artisan category, independent category, and the Sadakichi Award for Experimental Work with Scent), awards are also given in three discretionary categories: The Contribution to Scent Culture Award, The Septimus Piesse Award for Exceptional Vison, and the Aftel Award for Handmade Perfume.

The announcement of the winners will take place in our annual public ceremony. This year we return to Los Angeles, hosting the awards at the stunning art deco Cicada Club on May 11, 2023 during SCENT WEEK Los Angeles.

As with past years, our panel of esteemed judges was made up of important and objective voices from the perfume and art worlds. This year’s jury included Ashley Eden Kessler, Jeffrey Paul, Julianne Lee, Maxwell Williams, Rubia Chaudri, Sarah Horowitz-Thran, Spyros Drosopoulos, Chi Wai Tang, Dana El Masri, Daniel Krasofski, Ida Meister, John Biebel, Lakenda Wallace, and Minetta Rogers. Together, these judges blindly selected the finalists and the winners in the artisan and independent categories.The Sadakichi Award was juried by Darin Klein, Kaya Sorhaindo, Klara Ravat, and Simon Niedenthal. The Aftel Award for Handmade Perfume was selected in a separate blind judging process by Jean Godfrey June, Jessica Matlin, and Mandy Aftel.

It gives us great pleasure to announce the finalists for the 9th awards. Please join us in congratulating these outstanding creators.

 

THE FINALISTS FOR THE NINTH ART AND OLFACTION AWARDS

INDEPENDENT CATEGORY FINALISTS

Animal Café, by ExtraVirgo
Perfumer: Michele Marin for ExtraVirgo, Italy
Creative Director: HH. Prince Alex of Limbin
extravirgo.com

Flamingo, by Blackcliff
Perfumer: Kyle Mott Kannenberg for Blackcliff, Barbados
Creative Director: Tomilson Bynoe
blackcliff.com

Fuchsrot Men, by Bodé Studios
Perfumer: Andreas Wilhelm for Bodé Studios, Switzerland
Creative Director: Lino Bottani, Nicola Deflorin
bode-studios.ch

Hora de la Verdad, Sombra, by Senyokô
Perfumer: Euan McCall for Senyokô, France
Creative Directors: Joseph and Eglantine Berthion
senyoko.fr

Ierofante, by Parfums Quartana
Perfumer: Luca Maffei for Parfums Quartana, USA
Creative Director: Joseph Quartana
six-scents.com

Los Angeles, by de Kloka X Death & Co
Perfumer: Jackie Brenner for de Kloka X Death & Co, USA
Creative Directors: David Kaplan and Nick Fauchald
deathandcompanymarket.com
dekloka.com

Mansa, by Pernoire
Perfumer: Andreas Wilhelm for Pernoire, Switzerland
Creative Directors: Robin Dünner and Nico Mannino
pernoire.com

Room No., by Perfumehead
Perfumer: Constance Georges-Picot for Perfumehead, USA
Creative Director: Daniel Patrick Giles
perfumehead.com

Tri-Goddess, by Sage Goddess
Perfumer: Alexandra Bisson for Sage Goddess, USA
Creative Director: Athena Perrakis
sagegoddess.com

Wind Blows, by QIUHAO
Perfumer: Yili Olfactory Art for QIUHAO, China
Creative Director: Qiu Hao & Huang Jun
qiuhaoqiuhao.com

 

ARTISAN CATEGORY FINALISTS

Alter Oud, by d.grayi
Perfumer: James Miju, USA
v1.studio/collections/dgrayi

Encore du Temps, by Meo Fusciuni
Perfumer: Giuseppe Imprezzabile, Italy
meofusciuni.com

Filament, by nosey people society
Perfumer: Breanne Patterson, USA
noseypeoplesociety.com

Garden Heaux, by SAMAR
Perfumer: Na-Moya Lawrence, USA
samarpitcrew.com

La Tacita De Cafe, Extrait, by Day Three Fragrances
Perfumer: Michael Paul, USA
daythreefragrances.com

Osmanthus Floral, by Neshama Perfume
Perfumer: Simon Shaer, UK
etsy.com/shop/RebelPerfume

Solario, by OSMOFOLIA
Perfumer: Sab Finn, USA
osmofolia.com

Tobacco Smeraldo, by Miguel Matos
Perfumer: Miguel Matos, Portugal

Tatami Dreams, by Tavie Belle
Perfumer: Lavinia Cheng, China
taviebelle.wordpress.com/our-scents/

Voices, by House of Mammoth
Perfumer: Benjamin Esposito, USA
houseofmammoth.com

 

SADAKICHI AWARD FINALISTS

Aerosculpture, by Maki Ueda
Perfumer: Maki Ueda, Japan
ueda.nl

Aquanauts, by Pompe Hedengren
Perfumer: Karolina Stockhaus, Sweden
aquanauts.se

Lágrimas, Terra e Crisântemo, by Karola Braga
Perfumer: Leandro Petit (Givaudan), Brasil
karolabraga.com

NEGR-OID, by Rhea Dillon
Perfumer: Rhea Dillon, UK
dillonrhea.com

Salt Flowers, by Peter de Cupere,
Perfumer: Peter de Cupere, Belgium
peterdecupere.net 

Scent Clock / The Koepenicker, by Patrick Palcic
Perfumer: Patrick Palcic Studio, Germany
patrickpalcic.com

 

DISCRETIONARY AWARDS

AFTEL AWARD FOR HANDMADE PERFUME

This award will be given to one outstanding small batch perfume that was 100% perfumer-created, in-house, with no use of outsourced compounding or expansion at any stage of the process.

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 2019.

SEPTIMUS PIESSE VISIONARY AWARD
This award is given to an outstanding person or group showing proof of exceptional vision with regards to how scent is used, developed, or imagined.

Winners in all categories will be announced at the 9th annual Art and Olfaction Awards on May 11, 2023.

  

Because the Art and Olfaction Awards are so competitive, many excellent projects don’t make the finals. We would like to honor the runners up in each category.

 

In the artisan category:
 American Pharaoh by Folkwinds (USA)
Enlightenment by Christèle Jacquemin (France)
Lunar Dust by Mabelle O’rama (England)
No. 44 by COGNOSCENTI (USA)
Red Skies by Maher Olfactive

In the independent category:
Ceremony by In Fieri (USA)
Corpalium by Marlou (France)
Gold Spot by Sarah Baker (England)
Tong Ren by Elementals (Germany)
White Whale by Masque Milano (Italy)