Saskia Wilson-Brown
Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Art and Olfaction
Website: The Institute for Art and Olfaction
Related Sense: Smell
Saskia Wilson-Brown founded the pioneering non-profit Institute for Art and Olfaction in 2012 in order to foster access and experimentation in perfumery. She went on to launch numerous programs designed to promote independent practices with scent and open-source principles in perfumery, including the Art and Olfaction Awards, Open Source Scent Culture, and the Experimental Scent Summit. In 2019 she served as a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art (London), and in 2020 she was a Ballen Scholar at New Mexico Highlands University. In 2023 she launched the pandemic-delayed Scent Week, a week-long festival of smell for Los Angeles. In addition to running the IAO, her current projects include producing Perfume on the Radio for Lookout FM, pursuing a PhD at University College Dublin’s SmartLab, and writing a book.
Full Interview
Featured Segments
Saskia’s Background in Art and How it Relates to Olfaction
How the Institute of Art and Olfaction Came to Be
Why the Institute of Art and Olfaction is Based in Los Angeles
How Art, Culture, Accessibility, Business, and Olfactory Studies Link
Why Saskia Decided to Pursue a PhD
What IPR and Perfume Are and Why They Go Together
How the History of the Perfume Industry Has Shaped Business Today
What Does an Inclusive Network of the Perfume Industry Look Like
What is the Future of Open Access and IPR in Olfaction
The Future of the Institute of Art and Olfaction
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