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The Golden Pear: Inside the Art and Olfaction Awards
Twelve editions in, the Art and Olfaction Awards have become independent perfumery's most credible prize. A look at Saskia Wilson-Brown's institution, its categories, and the 2026 winners from Athens.
Blind, Pale and Patient: Zoologist's Olm
Victor Wong left video game development to build a perfume house around animals nobody would choose. Olm, its 2025 cave study, is the clearest statement of that idea yet.
From the Stage to the Bench: FUMparFUM and Dreaming Ceylon
Aistis Mickevicius spent years as a Lithuanian stage actor before deciding he could not work with directors. He now runs one of the Baltics' most distinctive perfume houses.
The Beetle on the Box: Bogue Profumo's Come
Antonio Gardoni trained as an architect and builds fragrances like rooms. Come, his 2025 release from Brescia, is the greenest and least accommodating of them.
Véronique Courtois Takes Over LVMH's Beauty Division
The long-serving LVMH executive will lead the group's entire beauty division in future – while remaining at the helm of Parfums Christian Dior.
Givaudan Builds in Grasse: 55 Million Swiss Francs for the Naturals Centre Campus 52
The world's largest fragrance manufacturer is building a new centre of excellence for natural raw materials in the cradle of perfumery.