The World from PRX

perfume

Three candle jars with colorful labels
COVID-19
‘Scents of Normality’ captures the essence of everyday life before lockdown
Divers under the sea
History
Shipwrecked scent: A perfumer re-creates a 150-year-old fragrance
Eau du Beloved
Books
Nose in a book (and vice-versa)
Tanwi Nandini Islam poses in her Hi Wildflower studio in Brooklyn, New York.
Books
Nose in a book (and vice-versa)
Hiram Green shows off some of the raw essences that go into his perfumes. He's at Twisted Lily, a fragrance boutique in Brooklyn.
Lifestyle
Independent perfumers are making a big splash in the fragrance world
"Smells of Auld Reekie on a very breezy day in 2011" -- Kate McLean's smell map of Edinburgh.
Arts, Culture & Media
This graphic designer makes ‘smell maps’ of cities around the world
"Smells of Auld Reekie on a very breezy day in 2011" -- Kate McLean's smell map of Edinburgh.
Arts, Culture & Media
This graphic designer makes ‘smell maps’ of cities around the world
Science Note: Synthetic Ambergris
Arts, Culture & Media
Israeli Soldiers Refuse to Give Up Their Patchouli
Science Note: Synthetic Ambergris
Almanac/Fragrant Firsts
Almanac: Fragrance Strips
Arts, Culture & Media
The Scent of…an Opera?