Less is so much more – pure olfactive bliss
When you strip the latest perfume launch of all the glitz and glamour that surrounds it, what you end up with is – a bottle and some juice inside of it. Less can be so much more…
Gourmand perfumes – a taste of heaven
When Thierry Mugler died unexpectedly earlier this year, the media described him as one of the most unique and influential fashion designers of the 20th century, a genius ahead of its time who respected no rules and…
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…
Phantosmia – only in your dreams.
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…
It’s a material world – turning lead into gold.
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…
Perfume Blindtasting with fashion designer Vladimir Karaleev.
We visited fashion designer Vladimir Karaleev in his studio located on the top of an industrial rear building serenely overlookig Berlin. Vladimir grew up in Bulgaria and moved to Germany at the age of 19.…
Perfume Made in Berlin: The Top 5.
Discover the 5 most exciting perfume labels Made in Berlin: April Aromatics, Biehl, Geza Schön, Schwarzlose and Urban Scents. Berlin is slowly but surely becoming a top go-to fragrance hotspot. Numerous internationally successful perfumers and labels…
Fragrant Colors — I can see perfume!
Swiss-Canadian photographer and art director Christelle Boulé developed a unique and experimental process to transform perfumes into visually striking photograms: In a laboratory, one drop of a scent is applied directly onto photographic paper. Once…
Perfume Blindtasting with fashion designer Hien Le.
Fashion Designer Hien Le was born in Laos but his family moved to Berlin when he was only one. Still, his designs seem to echo the natural, light palette of his native country, perfectly pairing…