Scented necklaces made with polymer clay and sterling silver fittings, in a variety of food shapes and fragrances. $23-$28 each at Tiny Hands, where they also have scented rings, bracelets, cellphone straps and bookmarks. (found via foodbeast)
Scratch ‘n sniff jeans, part 2
Naked & Famous Denim has followed up on their 2012 Scratch-n-Sniff Raspberry Scented Denim with new mint-scented jeans for men (and the pair shown on the right, by the way, are coated with teflon to resist stains)…
The smell of every baby
Indian newspapers came out smelling like babies on Wednesday morning. Leading dailies such as The Times of India, The Hindu, Malayala Manorama and Mathrubhumi turned up at doorsteps with their pages infused with the smell of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) baby powder.
— Johnson & Johnson tries some scented advertising. Read more at J&J ad: Marketers wake up to the draw of sensory branding at Live Mint.
Scent is being mined as a new focal point of interaction
Though it didn’t make the final cut, designers for the newest Xbox One controller reportedly considered a smell feature. At last year’s CES, Game accessory maker SensoryAcumen showed off the unfortunately named GameSkunk, a device that promised to add some flavor to games, such as the pong of gasoline as a Humvee rolls past...GameSkunk also never made it to market.
These early experiments in “smellables” may be part stunt, part speculation, but scent is being mined as a new focal point of interaction for companies looking to break through a cluttered communication environment.
— Read more at Soon your text messages could smell like curry at Quartz.
The Scent Rhythm watch
The Scent Rhythm watch was developed by Aisen Caro Chacin of the Parsons New School for Design. The prototype (it does not appear to be for sale) releases appropriate fragrances (from Demeter!) at intervals based on the body’s circadian cycle…