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The sensual resonance of nature

What would you do if you wanted to release a second fragrance following your debut of the scent that became a cult phenomenon and revolutionised the world of modern perfumery? This was the question Geza asked himself back in 2007. His answer: EM02.

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Modern Minimalist Evolution

When Geza Schoen’s partner asked him to make a perfume just for her, he had no idea it would lead to an evolution in the concept of Escentric Molecules and a whole new way of creating fragrance."

Written Article 6 min read

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Not according to plan

Things did not go according to plan when Geza Schoen launched Escentric
Molecules.

They went ridiculously, spectacularly better.

Molecast 32 min listen

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The story behind the story

How did Escentric’s Geza Schoen go from working at one of the big five fragrance manufacturers to being an indie perfumer at a time when they were as rare as hen’s teeth?

Molecast 29 min listen

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My spiritual home

Perfumer, Geza Schoen introduces us to his "spiritual home" and gives insight into the development of EM05. "Escentric 05 is an evocation of my summer retreat on a Mediterranean island."

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The stinky to the sublime

Plunge into the wild and whacky world of aroma-molecules with Escentric Molecules’ Geza Schoen. Skatole anyone? That’s ‘smell of rotten teeth’, but according to Geza, an essential part of the perfumer’s palette.

Molecast 31 min listen

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Scent Trails

Sillage may only be a two-syllable word, but it’s a fluctuating component of scent that encompasses a multi-faceted network of physics, chemistry, and aesthetics. Geza Schoen explains the factors which cause some scents to whisper and others to shout.

Written Article 8 min read

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EM05

Escentric perfumer, Geza Schoen on cashmeran, the star molecule in his new Molecule 05, and the inspiration behind Escentric 05, his most personal fragrance ever.

Molecast 24 min listen

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Rip the Heart Out

Reducing a fragrance to just one molecule is radical. But the nonconformism doesn’t stop there. In the Escentric fragrances Geza Schoen does something else pretty rad: he rips the heart out.

Written Article 8 min read

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The private world of a perfumer

Geza Schoen talks molecules and minimalism in his hometown of Berlin.

Film 4 min watch

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Summer Decon-structed

Escentric Molecules 05:
a study in the scent of summer

Written Article 9 min read

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The animal imaginarium

Beaver Morse code, petrified poo, and ‘something like a pearl’. The animal ingredients in perfumery may be a strange bunch, says Geza Schoen, but wait till you meet their lab-born kin.

Written Article 14 min read

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Art & Chemistry

Escentric Molecules collaborated with Frieze on Making Scents: Art & the Olfactory, a mind-expanding symposium with pioneers in multisensory VR, olfactory art and neuroscience. Catch a whiff of the future.

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The Right Stuff?

Word on the street is that

natural = good, synthetic = bad.

Hold on a minute, says Geza Schoen, life – and fragrance – are not so simple.

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When Geza met Jónsi

For Sigur Rós frontman, Jónsi, making scents comes second only to making music. On his world tour, he took time out to hang with Geza Schoen at his Berlin laboratory. Listen in...

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