Welcome to Paradise – heavenly scents
Some say paradise is not a place but a state of mind. For others it’s God’s sweet reward at the end of a long and virtuous life. While waiting to find out who’s wrong or right,…
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Perfume Blindtasting with universal genius Friedrich Liechtenstein.
We meet Friedrich Liechtenstein in Berlin at the Emil Studios, in the house where David Bowie, Tangerine Dream, Nick Cave and Depeche Mode recorded landmark albums — and Liechtenstein his latest offering, the album Schönes…
Perfume Blindtasting with DJ Larry Tee.
Larry Tee has been credited as “a hipster before there were hipsters,” and “the man who made Williamsburg cool again.” He coined the musical genre term electroclash and helped launch the careers of such diverse…
Perfume Blindtasting with jewelry designer Ele Miško.
Jeweler and designer Ele Miško works with various metals including silver, gold, copper, brass, titanium and aluminum, teaming them predominantly with opals, the signaure stone of her home country, Australia. Ele has vivid childhood memories…
Perfume Blindtasting with artist Asger Carlsen.
Asger Carlsen was born and raised in Copenhagen before he moved to New York in 2007. He photographs nude models in his studio and later manipulates the images to erase any semblance of traditional human…
Meet Danielle Ryan—founder of ROADS.
In Milan, we met with Danielle Ryan, the founder of ROADS, a Dublin-based contemporary lifestyle brand comprising three companies: ROADS Fragrances, ROADS Publishing and ROADS Entertainment. Born in Ireland to a Sri Lankan-German mother and an…
Diptyque opens first shop in Germany.
On the occasion of Diptyque’s shop opening in Berlin, Scentury’s Helder Suffenplan had a friendly chat with Fabienne Mauny, the brand’s general manager. An elegant Parisienne, Mauny radiates love and passion for the products she…
3 new fragrances from Astier de Villatte
To mark the 10th anniversary of their brand, Ivan Pericoli and Benoît Astier de Villatte traveled to Berlin to introduce three new Eau de Colognes to the German perfume crowd at the beautiful MDC store in Prenzlauer…
Perfume Blindtasting with jewelry designer Akke Aimaq.
Jewelry designer Akke Aimaq hand-selects authentic, antique rhinestones and other elements from private collections to create her one of a kind pieces. The story behind each particular material lends each object the aura of authenticity…
ROOM 1015: Let there be Rock!
Michael Partouche is a man of many talents: before founding Room 1015, he pursued such diverse careers as playing guitar in a London rock band and earning a PhD in pharmacy in Paris. Music never…
Welcome to Paradise – heavenly scents
Some say paradise is not a place but a state of mind. For others it’s God’s sweet reward at the end of a long and virtuous life. While waiting to find out who’s wrong or right,…
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Perfume Blindtasting with Berlin artist Ingo Mittelstaedt.
Scentury’s Helder Suffenplan met with artist Ingo Mittelstaedt at the Berlin Botanical Gardens for a perfume blindtasting, surrounded by budding shrubs and magnolia trees in full bloom. Ingo Mittelstaedt was born in East Berlin in the former…
Perfume Blindtasting with Baltimore-born artist Kandis Williams.
Scentury’s Helder Suffenplan met with artist Kandis Williams in her Berlin studio for a perfume blindtasting a conversation about olfactive memories. Williams lived in Baltimore, New York, Paris and New Orleans where she experienced the intoxicating scents of…
Perfume Blindtasting with actress Bibiana Beglau.
Seeing Bibiana Beglau on stage can be a life-changing experience. The dazzling physicality and dramatic intensity of her performances challenge our conceptions of theater’s possibilities and boundaries, and acting in general. Her interpretations on stage…
Perfume Blindtasting with original genius Rafael Horzon.
Rafael Horzon, furniture tycoon, apple pie magnate, original genius, and an enigma to many, granted us a rare opportunity to question him about his achievements in business and life as well as about his latest…
Perfume Blindtasting with Berlin icon Christoph Tophinke.
We met one of Berlin’s most notorious characters, Christoph Tophinke, for a blindtasting with LAVS by Unum. Find out here how he reacted! Chelsea Farmers Club is so much more than just a shop for traditional British…
Perfume Blindtasting with Berlin artist Olaf Hajek.
We met with illustrator and painter Olaf Hajek in his Berlin-Mitte studio for a perfume blindtasting and confronted him with Smoke For The Soul by By Kilian. Find out here how he reacted! In his work Olaf…
Perfume Blindtasting with artist Bettina Krieg.
With meticulous precision, Bettina Krieg creates large-format, monochrome landscapes that alternate between figuration and abstraction. The wealth of detail in these vast realms composed of innumerable, accurately accomplished strokes literally pulls the viewer in. After…
Perfume Blindtasting with actress Susanne Wuest.
Susanne Wuest knew already at a tender age that she would have to leave her idyllic valley in Lower Austria, her birthplace, if ever she were to make her dreams come true. She consequently took…