Meet the finalists of 9th AOL Awards 2023 finalists in juried categories. The winners are to be announced in May in Los Angeles.
The 9th Art and Olfaction Awards 2023 finalists in juried categories were announced today, March 31st on Esxence, and The final ceremony will take place on 11th May in Los Angeles.
AOL Awards 2023 includes perfumes and experimental projects with scent released in 2022.
The Art and Olfaction Awards, established in 2014 by The Institute for Art and Olfaction, are given to outstanding creators in the categories of independent, artisan, and experimental perfume from across the globe.
Awarded to just eight projects and perfumes per year, The Art and Olfaction Awards are designed to celebrate excellence in independent perfumery and raise public interest and awareness around new developments in perfumery, on a global scale.
JURIED CATEGORIES
The panel of AOL Awards 2023 judges who blindly selected the finalists and the winners in the artisan and independent categories included:
INDEPENDENT CATEGORY
For brands that employed an external perfumer or fragrance house to initiate and create the formula for the submitted perfume, then released under the brand’s name.
AOL Awards 2023 announced 10 finalists.
THE FINALISTS
Animal Café, by ExtraVirgo
Perfumer: Michele Marin for ExtraVirgo, Italy
Creative Director: HH. Prince Alex of Limbin
extravirgo.com
Flamingo, by Blackcliff
Perfumer: Kyle Mott Kannenberg for Blackcliff, Barbados
Creative Director: Tomilson Bynoe
blackcliff.com
Fuchsrot Men, by Bodé Studios
Perfumer: Andreas Wilhelm for Bodé Studios, Switzerland
Creative Director: Lino Bottani
bode-studios.com
Hora de la Verdad, Sombra, by Senyokô
Perfumer: Euan McCall for Senyokô, France
Creative Directors: Joseph and Eglantine Berthion
senyoko.fr
Ierofante, by Parfums Quartana
Perfumer: Luca Maffei for Parfums Quartana, USA
Creative Director: Joseph Quartana
six-scents.com
Los Angeles, by de Kloka X Death & Co
Perfumer: Jackie Brenner for de Kloka X Death & Co, USA
Creative Directors: David Kaplan and Nick Fauchald
deathandcompanymarket.com
dekloka.com
Mansa, by Pernoire
Perfumer: Andreas Wilhelm for Pernoire, Switzerland
Creative Directors: Robin Dünner and Nico Mannino
pernoire.com
Room No., by Perfumehead
Perfumer: Constance Georges-Picot for Perfumehead, USA
Creative Director: Daniel Patrick Giles
perfumehead.com
Tri-Goddess, by Sage Goddess
Perfumer: Alexandra Bisson for Sage Goddess, USA
Creative Director: Athena Perrakis
sagegoddess.com
Wind Blows, by QIUHAO
Perfumer: Yili Olfactory Art for QIUHAO, China
Creative Director: Qiu Hao & Huang Jun
qiuhaoqiuhao.com
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Ceremony by In Fieri (USA)
Corpalium by Marlou (France)
Gold Spot by Sarah Baker (England)
Tong Ren by Elementals (Germany)
White Whale by Masque Milano (Italy)
ARTISAN CATEGORY
For perfume brands that are owned or co-owned by the brand’s primary perfumer, who initiated and created the submitted perfume’s formula in-house.
AOL Awards 2023 announced 10 finalists:
THE FINALISTS
Alter Oud, by d.grayi
Perfumer: James Miju, USA
v1.studio/collections/dgray
Encore du Temps, by Meo Fusciuni
Perfumer: Giuseppe Imprezzabile, Italy
meofusciuni.com
Filament, by nosey people society
Perfumer: Breanne Patterson, USA
noseypeoplesociety.com
Garden Heaux, by SAMAR
Perfumer: Na-Moya Lawrence, USA
samarpitcrew.com
La Tacita De Cafe, Extrait, by Day Three Fragrances
Perfumer: Michael Paul, USA
daythreefragrances.com
Osmanthus Floral, by Rebel Perfume / Neshama Perfume
Perfumer: Simon Shaer, UK
etsy.com/shop/RebelPerfume
Solario by OSMOFOLIA
Tobacco Smeraldo, by Miguel Matos
Perfumer: Miguel Matos, Portugal
Tatami Dreams, by Tavie Belle
Perfumer: Lavinia Cheng, China
taviebelle.wordpress.com/our-scents/
Voices, by House of Mammoth
Perfumer: Benjamin Esposito, USA
houseofmammoth.com
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
American Pharaoh by Folkwinds (USA)
Enlightenment by Christèle Jacquemin (France)
Lunar Dust by Mabelle O’rama (England)
No. 44 by COGNOSCENTI (USA)
Red Skies by Maher Olfactive
SADAKICHI AWARD
For creative or experimental practitioners who make use of scent in an unconventional or experimental manner, that takes it out of the domain of traditional perfumery.
The Sadakichi Award was
juried by Darin Klein, Kaya Sorhaindo, Klara Ravat, and Simon Niedenthal.
AOL Awards 2023 announced 5 finalists:
THE FINALISTS
Aerosculpture, by Maki Ueda
Perfumer: Maki Ueda, Japan
ueda.nl
Aquanauts, by Pompe Hedengren
Perfumer: Karolina Stockhaus, Sweden
aquanauts.se
Lágrimas, Terra e Crisântemo, by Karola Braga
Perfumer: Leandro Petit, Givaudan
karolabraga.com
NEGR-OID, by Rhea Dillon
Perfumer: Rhea Dillon, UK
dillonrhea.com
Salt Flowers, by Peter de Cupere,
Perfumer: Peter de Cupere, Belgium
peterdecupere.net
Scent Clock / The Koepenicker, by Patrick Palcic
Perfumer: Patrick Palcic Studio, Germany
patrickpalcic.com
DISCRETIONARY AWARDS
The discretionary awards will be announced on May 11th, 2023. in Los Angeles:
Aftel award for handmade perfume
This award honours one outstanding, small-batch perfume that was 100% perfumer-created, in-house, with no use of outsourced compounding or expansion at any stage of the process.
Contribution to the scent culture award
This award honours outstanding and significant contributions to global public awareness of artisan, independent and experimental practices with scent.
SEPTIMUS PIESSE VISIONARY AWARD WINNER
This award honours an outstanding person showing proof of exceptional vision with regard to how scent is used, developed, or imagined.
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