And what an issue it’s turned out to be – mono.kultur #23 contains no visual imagery but clears the page for our most primary sense: the magazine will be impregnated with 12 scents curated by Sissel Tolaas. And we’re not talking about perfumes either, but what Tolaas would coin ‘difficult smells’. With a special technique [...]
French eyewear brand Les Opticiens ATOL have launched a collection in collaboration with Adriana Karembeu, AK Senteurs, with scented eyeglass arms. There are four fragrances: Coquette (red, with floral notes), Ile aux baisers (mango and citrus), Chocolat (a chocolate gourmand) and Adriana (pink, spicy and sweet). (via cosmeticsinternational)
Cyclists often replace their helmets unnecessarily after dropping them on the ground, because they cannot tell whether they are damaged or not. The capsules eliminate this problem. If cracks form, smelly substances are released,” explains Dr.-Ing. Christof Koplin, research scientist at the IWM.
— Scientists are developing a bike helmet that will stink when it needs [...]
There’s something in the air along a busy local road, and for once, it’s not just exhaust fumes: It’s the smell of grilled steak, courtesy of what appears to be the nation’s first-ever scented highway billboard.
The Bloom grocery chain, part of Salisbury, N.C.-based Food Lion, is aiming to catch shoppers by the nose by wafting [...]
Brazilian shoe brand Melissa makes plastic shoes that smell like bubblegum. From their FAQ:
A few years ago, to add to the melissa experience, the decision was made to infuse all melissa shoes with a sweet bubblegum smell…
A supermarket will trial scratch-and-sniff labels on its flowers to give shoppers a whiff of what’s to come.
Waitrose decided to test scented stickers on its Oriental Lilies after discovering customers prefer to buy flowers when the petals are closed, before their scent is released.
— Read more at Flowers to get scented stickers at the Belfast [...]
Every year, Germany releases a set of stamps in January that help to support designated charities. This year, they’re scented…
There are already a few USB-powered room fragrance gadgets, but to my knowledge this is the first done up with plastic flowers.
The USB Scent Flower comes in four scents…
From Bergère de France, wool scented with Niaouli oil:
Aromalaine is a pure wool yarn embedded with microcapsules containing essential oil of Niaouli. Attached to the surface of the fibers, some microcapsules are crushed whenever you knit or wear the yarn…
Yankee Candle’s scented calendar for 2010:
Perfect for the Yankee Candle® lover! Our 2010 Calendar (13″W X 10″L) printed on premium high gloss paper with scented pages each month…
Only recently have companies begun assigning smells to everyday products: frangipani-scented sewing threads, tires that smell like roses. A paper soon to be published in the Journal of Consumer Research confirms the wisdom of this tactic, finding that scented products linger in the memory.
— From It’s the Scent That Tickles the Memory at the New [...]
The miracle of nanotechnology brings us the aromatherapy mattress, such as Magniflex’s Lavender Comfort ($1,899 queen). But there are several makers and several available scents to be woven into the fabric of where you sleep: vanilla, rose, green tea and chamomile, for starters. The more you lie on the bed, the more the scent capsules [...]