Perfume

The exhibition Perfume: A Sensory Journey Through Contemporary Scent explores today’s scent scene through the work of ten perfume pioneers from the past two decades. These pivotal perfumers have been carefully selected by Somerset House Senior Curator Claire Catterall and Lizzie Ostrom, the fragrance writer also known as Odette Toilette, for the creativity and ingenuity they bring to their work. Whether self-taught or classically trained, each perfumer within the exhibition challenges a long-held convention in scent-design – from creation and communication, to gender and good taste – pushing their craft in daring olfactory directions.