Art and Olfaction Awards Top Ten Finalists 2018: Artisan, Independent and Sadakachi

 Busy morning at Esxence 2018, with many new and exciting perfumes and scent stars to report. Wi-Fi issues continue at the venue, so I went back to the hotel to bring you the Art and Olfaction Awards Finalists 2018.  At 1:00 GMT, The Art and Olfaction Awards Top Ten Finalists 2018 were announced to a packed conference room. Founder Saskia Wilson Brown presided. The globalization of artistic perfumery was apparent by the diversity of the finalists.

Artisan Category Finalists

Bee’s Bliss, Sonoma Scent Studio- Perfumer: Laurie Erickson (USA)

Chienoir, Bedeaux -Perfumer Amanda Beadle (U.K.)

Cigar Rum, Strangers Parfum -Perfumer Prin Lomros (Thailand)

Club Design, The Zoo- Perfumer Christophe Laudemiel (USA and Germany)

Impressions de Giverny, Fort and Manle, Perfumer Rasei Fort (Australia)

Morah, Pryn Parfum, Perfumer: Prin Lomros (Thaliand)

Silphium, Stora Skuggan, Tomas Hempel, Olle Hemmendorff (Sweden)

Touchstone, Aether Arts Perfume, -Perfumer Amber Jobin (USA)

Villa M, Paul Shutze Perfume-Perfumer Paul Shutze (UK)

Wonderly, House of Oud (Italy) Perfumer: Andrea Casotti

Independent Category Finalists

A.O.E.M by Bijon (perfumer Cecile Zarokian for Oliver Babic) Germany

ANKH SUN AMON by Anima Mundi (perfumer Christian Calabro and Andrea Cassati for Emilia Chinigo)

Cacao Azteque by Perris Monte Carlo (Perfumer Mathieu Nardin for Gian Luca Perris)

Elephant by Zoologist Perfumes (Perfumer: Chris Bartlett for Victor Wong) Canada

L’Eau de Virginie by Au Pays de la Fleur Oranger (Perfumer Jean-Claude Gigodot for Virginie Roux) France

London by Gallivant Perfumes (Perfumer: Karine Chevallier for Nick Steward) UK

Nuit de Bakelite by Naomi Goodsir (Perfumer: Isabelle Doyen for Naomi Goodsir and Renaud Coutadier  (Australia/France)

Osang by Talismans-Collezione Preziosa (Perfumer: Giovanni Festa for Stefania Squeglia) Italy

Pink Heart v6 by Map of the Heart (Perfumer Jacques Huclier, Nisrine Grille for Sarah Blair, Jeffrey Darling and Giovanna Aicardi) Australia

Rose Oliver by Bastide (Perfumer Mathieu Nardin for Frederic Fekkai) France

Sadakachi Award Finalists

Olfactory Games by Maki Ueda (Japan)

Under the Horizon by Oswaldo Macia (Colombia/UK)

Smoke Flowers by Peter de Cupere (Belgium)

Congratulations to the Art and Olfaction Awards Top Ten Finalists 2018

The Winners will be announced April 21st at The Tabernacle, in London's Notting Hill.

Michelyn Camen, Editor-in-Chief

 

 

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  • Wow, congrats to Laurie Erickson! And man I’m behind the news… happy / sad to hear about her retirement. Some of her creations are among my very favourite. They were hard to get in Canada but worth it. Best to her and her family, I’m sure more great things will come.

  • So many this year I never heard of
    Congratulations to Nick,Laurie and Amber who I read about on your site

  • Bravo finalists ,Congratz are in order ! Looking forward to the winners !

    And thank you Michelyn Camen for the article ,bringing the finalists to us frag heads !

  • Very nice list of finalists. My favorite is Nuits de Bakélite and Elephabt but I have not smelt the others.
    It is exciting to find out winners

  • Mr_Sillage says:

    God, I would SERIOUSLY be like a kid in a candy store if I were @ Essence. The absolute AWE and WONDERMENT on my face would be obvious! Costs to all these finalist. I will be sure to keep my eye out to, hopefully, be honored to try ANY ONE of these, undoubtedly incredible, fragrances!