Leaving behind a divine fragrance
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by Scent Culture Institute: Smelling in Culture, Business & Society
3y ago
Scent culture originates from religious life. Thus, references to religious practices, feasts & thoughts are a recurring theme […] The post Leaving behind a divine fragrance appeared first on Scent Culture ..read more
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For the first time ever a research team was able t...
Scent Culture Institute
by Scent Culture Institute: Smelling in Culture, Business & Society
4y ago
For the first time ever a research team was able to follow perfumers and their interaction with clients, designers & other professionals with a camera and ethnographic research methods. 27 videos, stories from the field and snapshots provide unique and authentic views on the magic of scent. The post appeared first on Scent Culture ..read more
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by Scent Culture Institute: Smelling in Culture, Business & Society
4y ago
Please renew your subscription. Otherwise you will not hear from us any more... Thank you! The post Dear friends & <b>followers!</b>  appeared first on Scent Culture ..read more
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ScentCulture.Tube launched
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by Scent Culture Institute: Smelling in Culture, Business & Society
4y ago
The perfume industry is well known for its extreme secrecy and nontransparency. The new website ScentCulture.Tube zooms into the creative practices of the scent maverick Christophe Laudamiel. For the first time ever a research team was able to follow perfumers and their interaction with clients, designers & other professionals with a camera and ethnographic research... The post ScentCulture.Tube launched appeared first on Scent Culture Institute: Smelling in culture, business & society ..read more
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Texts meeting practice
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by Scent Culture Institute: Smelling in Culture, Business & Society
4y ago
Perfumery is not just a matter of mixing aromatics in a vessel, but it is effectively a network, where texts meet practice, trade, geography, politics, and religion in a literal and material manner.” — James McHugh McHugh, J. (2013). Sandalwood and carrion: Smell in premodern Indian religion and culture. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 8. The post Texts meeting practice appeared first on Scent Culture Institute: Smelling in culture, business & society ..read more
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A new book for the curious…
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by Claus Noppeney
4y ago
Different types of books contribute to the field of scent culture: coffee table books, scholarly books, perfume guides and many more. This book is different. It is original in its approach, writing and design: Nose Dive by Catherine Haley Epstein. Nose Dive serves as a well informed introduction to scent culture. It provides numerous springboards... The post A new book for the curious… appeared first on Scent Culture Institute: Smelling in culture, business & society ..read more
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Imagine multisensory design
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by Scent Culture Institute: Smelling in Culture, Business & Society
4y ago
““What if we designed for all our senses? Suppose, for a moment, that sound, touch, and odor were treated as the equals of sight, and that emotion was as important as cognition. What would our built environment be like if sensory response, sentiment, and memory were critical design factors, more vital even than structure and... The post Imagine multisensory design appeared first on Scent Culture Institute: Smelling in culture, business & society ..read more
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Smell matters
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by Scent Culture Institute: Smelling in Culture, Business & Society
4y ago
Smell is a quality not to be separated from matter. – IVAN VAN BLOCH Dühren, E. and van Bloch, I. (pseud. (1934): Odoratus sexualis: a scientific and literary study of sexual scents and erotic perfumes, p. 14 ..read more
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Olfactory activists
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by Scent Culture Institute: Smelling in Culture, Business & Society
4y ago
Women play the central role as eyewitness at Jesus’ death, entombment as well as in the discovery of the empty tomb. All four gospels, key scriptures in the Christian tradition, mention women going to the tomb of Jesus. The featured image shows the group of the three Myrrhbearers going to the tomb of Jesus on Easter ..read more
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Idiosyncratic mnemo technique
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by Scent Culture Institute: Smelling in Culture, Business & Society
4y ago
“I switch perfumes all the time. If I’ve been wearing one perfume for three months, I force myself to give it up, even if I still feel like wearing it, so whenever I smell it again it will always remind me of those three months. I never go back to wearing it again; it becomes ..read more
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