I was recently at an impromptu high school reunion in Beirut, the first I’d ever gone to since we graduated 24 years ago. (I graduated at 16, so I’m not that old!) And I was dreading it. I was so dreading it, the only way I could make it was by treating myself to an … Continue reading
TAAT (“Theatre as Architecture, Architecture as Theatre”) is a collaborative practice led by Dutch theater-maker Gert-Jan Stam and Belgian architect Breg Horemans, operating within the disciplines of theater, architecture, art and design to develop an innovative and unifying idea of “architectural dramaturgy”. One such long-term artistic-research exploration is HALL33, a project-series initiated by TAAT to … Continue reading
NEZ, The Olfactory Magazine, continues its olfactory exploration, breaking down yet more confines, conventions and preconceptions around our sense of smell. Its fourth edition, on the theme of Art and Perfume, was launched in November at an event in London which included: a conversation on “Is perfume an art?” with Lyn Harris (perfumer), Clara Ursitti (artist), Thomas Dunckley (The Candy … Continue reading
The Style & Design department at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) invites you to a talk by Ashraf Osman on Tue. Nov. 7 at 5pm in room 5.K06 of the Toni-Areal building (Pfingstweidstrasse 96, CH-8005 Zürich). The talk will present a brief overview of scent in style and design, and then focus on two pioneering projects … Continue reading
The much-anticipated book from Routledge, DESIGNING WITH SMELL: Practices, Techniques And Challenges, is now available to order from Routledge and Amazon. Designing with Smell aims to inspire readers to actively consider smell in their work through the inclusion of case studies from around the world, highlighting the current use of smell in different cutting-edge design and … Continue reading
The Art and Olfaction Awards are currently accepting submissions from independent and artisan perfumers, and experimental practitioners with scent from all countries. For the 5th annual awards, submissions are accepted for perfumes first released to market between January 1 and December 31, 2017 from brands that are independently owned, or owned by a parent company … Continue reading
This profile was originally made for Nez, la revue olfactive (the Olfactory Magazine) where it was first published in French at: http://www.nez-larevue.fr/notre-actu/ashraf-osman/ Some time ago, we had sent questions to Ashraf Osman, a trained architect and an expert in olfactory art. Founder of the Scent Art Net (formerly Scent Culture Institute), a member of the Art and … Continue reading
The latest episode (#523) of Monocle‘s Arts Review radio program is titled “Art: in bottles, on bumper cars and bringing midcentury New York to life“. And the first part of that title, “Art: in bottles,” refers to our favorite kind of art: olfactory art! Chapter 4: Olfactory art Olfactory art is becoming more, shall we say, … Continue reading
Friday May 5th, 2017 @ 11am – 7pm Silent Green Kulturquartier, Berlin Curated by Klara Ravat + Saskia Wilson-Brown Scent Art Net advisors/associates Klara Ravat & Saskia Wilson-Brown (The Institute for Art and Olfaction) are teaming up to present a full day of informal talks, round tables and workshops relating to experimental practices with scent. The first … Continue reading
In celebration of the Schnupperschau olfactory series final exhibition, Kunstmuseum Thun is hosting a number of events in January. Continue reading
