Herbarium – my secret garden
We’re on the cusp of a new era where artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and bionic enhancement will blur the lines between the human race and its fellow species, blending the worlds of animated nature and…
We’re on the cusp of a new era where artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and bionic enhancement will blur the lines between the human race and its fellow species, blending the worlds of animated nature and…
Winter is the season of nuances and semitones. Unlike in summer, nature doesn’t brag with a spectacular and overpowering color palette, she applies a different strategy to capture our attention. Just like a skillful speaker…
We’re on the cusp of a new era where artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and bionic enhancement will blur the lines between the human race and its fellow species, blending the worlds of animated nature and…
“Autumn is the season of the soul,” Friedrich Nietzsche wrote and indeed this is the time when we direct our attention to the inner world of our thoughts and emotions, preparing to look back at the year to take…
It’s that crisp, colorful time of year, which means time for us to forage for the most exciting 2020 autumn fragrances. Whether cuddling up by a crackling fire with earthy incense and myrrh accords or…
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness,” the English romantic poetic John Keats wrote in his poem Endymionin 1818. This statement is definitely true for…
Wikipedia defines Phantosmia as follows: „Phantosmia (phantom smell), also called an olfactory hallucination or a phantom odor, is smelling an odor that is not actually there. It can occur in one nostril or both.“ Paris-based…
Here at Scentury we’re obsessed with everything that smells nice: cologne, eau de parfum, home fragrances, scented candles, herbs and spices — just keep it coming! Another often underrated but lovely way to bring olfactive…
When we asked our friend, photographer Mathilde Karrèr, to create another brilliant still life series to celebrate fragrance, we had opulent and beautiful imagery in mind. But then COVID-19 hit, and we simply couldn’t proceed…
Joy ride with us to Miami Beach, the city that’s every shade of sunlight and skin, ice cream and art deco. Where Sonny and Tubbs roll up their satin sleeves as they hop out of…
In his series of perfume still lifes, Warsaw-based Maciek Miloch turns lead into gold, celebrating the alchemy of surfaces, structures, and their inner glow. The set designs here were created by Natalia Mleczak, and are…
It’s time to get in touch with Mother Nature and her boisterous springtime energy. In these strange times — with our free-flowing movement restricted by a global pandemic — it’s critical that we rediscover our…
Salvador Dalí’s surreal color palette, De Chirico’s devoid architectural landscapes, and even a dash of El Greco’s religious zeal — this still life series by photographer Joseph Saraceno and stylist Wilson Wong stirs these ingredients…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Autumn is the time to savor the harvest of a long and hot summer: mellow fruits, sun-soaked memories, and wines of gold and crimson. It is also the season when we look inward to reconnect…
Memories of endless childhood vacations, first awakenings on southern beaches, visions of places you yearn to see — summer is all of that and more besides! We at SCENTURY have spared no effort in bringing…
Spring is the season of new beginnings, reawakening joie de vivre, and hormones running riot. From the multitude of perfume classics and new releases, we selected ten unique fragrances that struck a cord with us…
Enjoy 10 olfactive delights for the festive season, illuminated in an opulent photoshoot from photographer Axel Kranz and set designer Stephan Bolz. The end of the year always seems so far off until, suddenly, it’s upon…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…