“The Alchemy of Taste and Smell” is a weekend of events exploring the use of essential oils in cooking, at the Astor Center in New York City on November 12th and 13th. There are eight separate events; tickets can be purchased at the Astor Center website…
Bruno Acampora trunk show at Henri Bendel
Italian niche line Bruno Acampora Profumi will be holding a trunk show at Henri Bendel in New York City on Saturday, October 23rd. Brunello Acampora will be on hand from 10 am to 6 pm to introduce the line's seven fragrances and answer questions.
The Art of Scent ~ upcoming exhibit in New York City
The Museum of Arts and Design will host The Art of Scent: 1889-2011, an exhibit curated by Chandler Burr, in November of next year.
The exhibit will feature “more than a dozen perfumes that have helped to define the lucrative aroma industry”…
Perfume workshops in San Jose
The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium in San Jose, California is offering family workshops on Egyptian Oils & Perfumes on the 2nd Sunday of every month…
Gorilla Perfume Gallery Exhibit in New York City
Gorilla Perfume, the new fragrance division of Lush, has been promoting its line of scents with a traveling “fragrance gallery.” This exhibit is promoted by Gorilla Perfume as “a winding olfactory maze of wonderment,” and it was recently installed in New York City for three days of sensory delights.
The gallery was set up within a converted brick townhouse building on a cobblestoned street in SoHo, and it occupied three levels of rooms and corridors. A printed map guided visitors through the building, where the Gorilla team had utilized nine atmospheric stonewalled chambers to bring its various scents alive through decorations, lighting, and sound effects (not to mention a refreshment or two)…