Designers have come up with the idea for a great device: an odor menu.
The device would allow the visually impaired to browse and select menu items by their smell. How various dishes’ scents would be captured and then diffused has yet to be created. Such an invention might revolutionize the world of dining for all.
Yearly Archives: 2012
scent in space
NASA attempt to capture the olfactive experience of space to bring to museum exhibits in the near future.
scented literature
Here are some titles to add to your summer reading list:
Poets and perfumers come together in a recent anthology of fragrant poetry.
Legendary French nose Jean-Claude Ellena has written a memoir and more recently an insider’s look at the fragrance industry.
Another recent memoir by scent writer Denyse Beaulieu.
Alyssa Harad’s makes an account of her self-discovery through scent.
And for the kiddies old and young, Amber Jones’s scratch and sniff voyage through New York is available for purchase here.
olfactory visit to calgary
Those lucky enough to be near Calgary can take the scent-guided tour of the city courtesy of Swerve, the city’s online event and culture guide. The rest of us will take have to take the virtual tour.
dial a scent
Thank heavens for more innovative technology at the park. The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, just a hop from Newark, NJ is hosting the “Story of Scent,” a free walking tour of the natural smells narrated by a voice recording accessed through cell phones.
The tours are ongoing May – Setptember 2012 from 8 am – dusk
Frelinghuysen Arboretum
353 East Hanover Ave.
Morristown, NJ 07962
sf scent crawl
Check out the first annual Artisan Fragrance Salon in San Francisco Sunday July 8, 2012.Tickets range from $25-$40 depending on your need for souvenirs.
SF Sniff is hosting other events the same weekend, starting Saturday July 7, 2012. Go to the SF Sniff page for details.
olfactive geography
Calgon take me away!… Scholars Paul Rodaway, Tracey Lauriault, and Marc Brosseau have been busy exploring connections between literature, geography, and olfaction. Their work provides academic theory to similar projects by scent artist Sissel Tolaas, as well as perfumes designed to transport people to various destinations, for example, Byredo, Le Labo, Miller et Bertaux, Scent of Departure, Bond N° or time travel via Histoire de Parfums.
olfaction & emotion
Dr Denise Chen, director of the Human Olfaction laboratory at Rice University, recently gave a talk about current theories on the relationship between olfaction and emotion.
peter de cupere blowing minds through nostrils
Check out one of the most active olfactive artists, Peter De Cupere. His works include a piano that makes scent instead of notes, a massive tree trunk suspended an infused with odors meant to induce sadness, a garbage bag full of urban funk, and a smoke room.
Labyrinth, the perfume
Ever wondered what David Bowie’s fey dark prince from Labyrinth might smell like? The noses behind Black Alchemy Lab give you a whiff along with other scents inspired by the movie.
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