“Variety is the spice of life that gives it all its flavor,” English poet William Cowper (1731–1800) said. We believe this applies in particular to aromas and scents. That’s why we asked long-time contributors Photographer…
Fruits and leaves and flowers and sticks — Berlin photographer and long-time contributor Klas Foerster has created for us a series of still lifes that have been entirely inspired by the gifts of nature. What…
The infinite variety and richness of late autumn and winter brought to you in one series of perfume still lifes. In an elaborate photo session in London, the creative duo and longtime contributors Nocera & Ferri…
The right skin and body care will help your to make it through the darker season with harsh winds and low temperatures outside, and excessively dry indoor air inside – but it can do so…
The dictionary describes wanderlust as “a deep desire to travel and explore the world”. And hardly ever before have we collectively felt such a strong urge to wander, after those long months of constraints and restrictions.…
Every day is a full circle from the first dawn to the moment the sun sets behind the horizon plunging the world into darkness – only to rise again on a new morning. The constantly…
Hundreds of fragrances are created every year but very few of them have something new to say. Today we bring to you a selection of true classics young and old that have gained their place…
We usher in our summer season with our 2021 SUMMER EscENTIALS: The sky is blue, the grass is green, the sun is yellow. This may sound like the perfect summer day and probably makes sense…
Tolstoy believed that all the beauty of life was made of light and shadow. And indeed, without the play of shadows cast by the light, the elegant details of a Palladio façade, the bold forms of a…
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,…
Henri Matisse once said that there were flowers everywhere for those who wanted to see them. There’s profound wisdom in these words encouraging us to seek and find beauty, joy and meaning in the world…
The resume of Lyn Harris always impressed me: as a young woman she moved to France to receive a classical training as a perfumer at one of the prestigious schools in Paris and at Robertet…
„Noble simplicity and quiet greatness“, was how the distinguished German scholar Johann Joachim Winkelmann (1717–1768) described, on the wake of the age of classicism, the beauty of ancient Greek art. Little did he know that much later…
Henri Matisse once said that there were flowers everywhere for those who wanted to see them. There’s profound wisdom in these words encouraging us to seek and find beauty, joy and meaning in the world…
The resume of Lyn Harris always impressed me: as a young woman she moved to France to receive a classical training as a perfumer at one of the prestigious schools in Paris and at Robertet…
„Noble simplicity and quiet greatness“, was how the distinguished German scholar Johann Joachim Winkelmann (1717–1768) described, on the wake of the age of classicism, the beauty of ancient Greek art. Little did he know that much later…
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…
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…
“Variety is the spice of life that gives it all its flavor,” English poet William Cowper (1731–1800) said. We believe this applies in particular to aromas and scents. That’s why we asked long-time contributors Photographer…
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…
