The 2020 Art and Olfaction Awards.
The 7th Annual Art and Olfaction Awards took place Sept. 17, 2020, over Zoom.
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The winners are:
ARTISAN CATEGORY WINNERS
For perfumes that are formulated by the same person who owns or co-owns the company.
- Bonsai, by House of Matriarch; Perfumer: Christi Meshell, USA
- Nimbis, by Parallax Olfactory; Perfumer: Linda Sivrican, USA
INDEPENDENT CATEGORY WINNERS
For brands that employ an external contract perfumer or fragrance house to create the perfume formula.
- Post_Hume, by Son Venïn; Perfumer: Rosine Courage (Fragworld/Sozio) for Son Venïn, Norway
- Young Hearts, by Bruno Acampora Profumi; Perfumer: Miguel Matos (C de la Niche) for Bruno Acampora, Italy
SADAKICHI AWARD WINNER
For experimental practices with scent.
- Jónsi (Hvítblinda / Í blóma / Svartalda), by Jónsi Birgisson; Perfumer: Jónsi Birgisson, Iceland/USA
AFTEL AWARD FOR HANDMADE PERFUME
For an outstanding small batch perfume that was 100% perfumer-created, in-house, with no use of outsourced compounding or expansion at any stage.
- Rasa, by Pomare’s Stolen Perfume; Perfumer: Rachel Binder, US
![Romain Raimbault, director of the event, explained in an interview published on the Paris Perfume Week website his intention to “create links between various artistic domains, such as perfume and cinema, fashion, gastronomy, music [..].'](https://img.perfumerflavorist.com/files/base/allured/all/image/2024/04/IMG_8047_FLORIAN_DOMERGUE.6614471c8c01e.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&h=191&q=70&w=340)
