• Tracing Perfume: A Genealogy of Rose (online)

    Perfumer Dana El Masri explores rose materials, and their scents in fine fragrance in a perfume genealogy class.Dana El Masri explores the history of fine fragrance through a series of classes that cover the genealogy of scent. How did aromatic materials influence perfumery? How did perfumers draw from the same source to produce such diverse…

  • Musk | Skin Scent: Perfume Accords (online)

    Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of a musky (skin scent) perfume accord in a 3 hour online class.Explore fragrance categories through specific classes designed by The Institute for Art and Olfaction to help new perfumers gain sensory understanding and technical perfumery skills.In the latest of her accords classes, Ashley leads an…

  • Olfactory Research Notes: Vanilla as Commodity, with Eric Jennings (online)

    Toronto-based researcher Eric Jennings joins the IAO to share his research into the history of vanilla as a global commodity. Online.Olfactory Research Notes is a new lecture series that presents important research done in olfaction, directly from the people who do it.Toronto-based Professor Eric Jennings joins the Institute for Art and Olfaction for an online…

  • Vanilla: Perfume Accords (online)

    In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with a vanilla perfume accord.Explore fragrance categories through specific classes designed by The Institute for Art and Olfaction to help new perfumers gain sensory understanding and technical perfumery skills.In the latest of her accords classes, Ashley leads an investigation into a vanilla perfume accord.…

  • Tracing Perfume: A Genealogy of Creamy Florals (online)

    Perfumer Dana El Masri explores creamy floral materials, and their scents in fine fragrance in a perfume genealogy class.Dana El Masri explores the history of fine fragrance through a series of classes that cover the genealogy of scent. How did aromatic materials influence perfumery? How did perfumers draw from the same source to produce such…

  • Honey: Perfume Accords (online)

    In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with a honey perfume accord.Explore fragrance categories through specific classes designed by The Institute for Art and Olfaction to help new perfumers gain sensory understanding and technical perfumery skills.In the latest of her accords classes, Ashley leads an investigation into a honey perfume accord.…

  • Perfume 101, 202, 303 Course (Online: Live + Video)

    Join us for an online orientation for newcomers to the field of perfumery, from perfume basics to setting up and working in a perfume lab.This class meets online on November 26 from10am to 12pm PDT for Perfume 101 and December 11 from 10 to 11:30am PDT for Live Q&A for Perfume 202 and 303, with…

  • Incense, Old Church: Perfume Accords (online)

    In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an incense and old church perfume accord.Explore fragrance categories through specific classes designed by The Institute for Art and Olfaction to help new perfumers gain sensory understanding and technical perfumery skills.In the latest of her accords classes, Ashley leads an investigation into a…