Institute for Art and Olfaction Brings Awards and Scent Summit to Berlin

BERLIN — “What I smelled was courageous, creative and brave,” said judge and perfumer Andy Tauer, addressing the crowd at Saturday’s Art and Olfaction Awards. The Swiss niche perfumer was on hand to help deliver prizes for the event’s fourth edition, its first ever away from home. The awards are a program of the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Institute for Art and Olfaction, which connects and supports independent perfumers and artists, and educates the public about the craft and magic of scent. This year’s diverse group of finalists came from Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and North America. “We aim to treat their work with respect, regardless of marketing budgets,” said Institute for Art and Olfaction founder Saskia Wilson-Brown, explaining the Awards’ policy of ethical and blind judging procedures. The winners in the artisan category, for perfumers with their own brands, were Dallas-based Claire Baxter for Sixteen92 Bruise Violet, and Pissara Umavijani for  Mélodie de l’Amour from her French-based Parfums Dusita. Fathom V from Beaufort London scooped one prize in the independent category for creative director Leo Crabtree and perfumer Julie Marlowe. The other went to Berlin’s J.F. Schwarzlose for Altruist by perfumer Véronique Nyberg. The German capital is also home to the winner of the Sadakichi Award

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