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  • Afbeelding: Mediamatic Biotoop Suzana Orsolic

    Materials for Perfumery Basics: Arabic Scent

    The comparison between the smell of the hard natural raw material and its essential oil after the Distillation process.
  • Aroma Lab
  • Culture
  • nature
  • Geur
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  • scent
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  • Mediamatic Biotoop Nour Akoum

    Aroma Lab's Kids Workshop

    Fruity Birthday Cake version

    Need a way to show kids how to make their own Fragrance but in a fun and relatively easy way? Here is your solution!
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Perfumery Basics: Arabic Scent

    Have you ever wondered about the magical world of fragrances and its role in the Arabic culture?   The origins of perfume are in ancient Egypt where they were using fragrant oils in wellness, rituals...

  • The real story behind natural perfumery

    Natural vs synthetic. Is it really eco?

    "Natural is always better" a sentence we often hear, but is it really? Well, in perfumery, it is not as simple, and there is a twist to what is commonly known and followed. Chemistry came to add...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Alessandra Avanzi

    Cooking with essential oils.

    What does ylang ylang, orange blossom or rose essential oils taste like?

    Do you know that about 70% of our taste comes from our nose? Our taste is basically nothing  without our nose.  In fact, have you ever noticed that when you catch a cold the food tastes different?
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Federica Libralon

    Oil Ex Tech

    Essential oil extraction machine

    Apparatus that thanks the microwave, allows you to extract scented oils. Some precautions to use the extractor and obtain essential oil.

  • Raw Materials

    All the Materials used during a workshop

    The material collection is the core of the Aroma Lab and covers with more than 300 raw materials the basic range of synthetic- and natural's used in perfumery. The materials we use for the Open Aroma...
  • Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop Frank Bloem, Niklaus Mettler

    Inhuman Sanatisers

    Olfactory Cross-dressing

    Can we raise awareness for the diversity of species in our ecosystem by smelling? Smelling like of coral reef in the ocean, a field with wild flowers, or an endangered rhino? It's all possible!
  • The Sin Eaters Research Suzana Orsolic

    Day 4: Smelling

    “Do you have heavy or light sadness?”

    The question on the importance of context also guided us through day four, a day that was fully dedicated to olfaction.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Suzana Orsolic

    Reconnected senses in times of disconnection

    How to make your online live streams multi-sensory appealing

    In March 2020, we would meet with friends online to drink a glass of wine or host a trivia night. One year and countless online meetings later, our social lives are still disrupted, and inevitable...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Composing Fragrance

    with Frank Bloem

    In this workshop, artist, and perfumer Frank Bloem will introduce you to the world of perfume making. You will learn the basics of scent composing and at the end of the workshop, you will have...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Art Olfaction Amsterdam

    Kom en ruik deze zomer tijdens een van de vele activiteiten bij Mediamatic. Creëer je eigen parfum, doe mee aan onze open lab sessies, neem deel aan onze live radio show, Wikipedia-edit marathon en...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Kubra Mayda

    How to wASH

    een zero waste wasmiddel

    Hergebruiken, upcyclen en recyclen. Dit zijn enkele kernwoorden die het werk van kunstenaar en ontwerper Caroline Jacob beschrijven. Eerder maakte ze van de stofjes die je kunt vinden in je wasdroger...
  • The Sin Eaters Research Suzana Orsolic

    Day 3: Tabula Rasa

    “When is it kicking in?”

    Day 3 became Day 0. We started from scratch, with a table full of ideas. Five senses, seven deadly sins (plus one if you include sadness), different colours corresponding to our senses and also sins...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Alessandra Avanzi

    Ancient Egypt and the culture of perfume.

    The use of smelly components in Egyptian daily life: Kyphi, incense and other perfume.

    Incense was considered the “Fragrance of the Gods” in Ancient Egypt. Making incense meant in a mysterious way creating the body of the gods and communicating with them.   Do you know that the...
  • The Sin Eaters Research Suzana Orsolic

    Day 1: Vision

    “It is a process, let it happen.”

    April 26 2021 marked the first day of our Neo Futurist Dinner test week. In an attempt to structure the days that we spent together we agreed on dedicating each day to one sense. Monday started with...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Laura Triana

    The cultural influence of Tobacco

    This is a part our Olfactory History of Oosterdok

    Discover the transition of Tobacco from a cultural/historical perspective. 
  • The Sin Eaters Research Suzana Orsolic

    Day 2: Touching & Tasting & Hearing

    “I caught a nice fish for you.”

    Day 2 was about storytelling, mutual trust – and a day at the beach. Pauline and Alice created a little storyline that let our minds travel to the beach, while listening to the sound of the ocean...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Essential Eau de Cologne

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Josie Dibnah

    Embodying Landscapes

    In conversation with Philipp Kolmann

    Philipp Kolmann (artist, designer, cheese-maker, herdsman) is our current artist in residence, exploring ‘Embodied Landscapes’ as part of the AFK 3Package Deal. His work moves fluidly through diverse...
  • The Sin Eaters Research Suzana Orsolic

    Sensorial Brainstorming

    From tricking our senses to the magic of Hildegard von Bingen

    As the world slowly but steadily seems to be opening up again, we have been busy preparing one of this year's Neo Futurist Dinner concepts. Artist Martin Butler gathered a team of six people from...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Fredrik Link

    How is smell used as a disguise in beings?

    Exploring smell as a disguise. And how your nose is one of your most powerful faculties.

    This article explores how your nose is one of your most powerful senses and how in our new workshop "Smelling like a species" you can investigate smell in other beings and compose your own disguise...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Bart Ellenbroek

    Today was a good week

    My experiences during my first week at Mediamatic

    I became very fascinated by bio-design and -materials, so i decided i wanted to do an internship where i could learn more about it. I am especially interested in mycelium based materials. After doing...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Geschiedenis

    Aroma Lab

    In 2017 is het Aroma Lab opgezet voor ontwerpers die willen experimenteren met geur. Klara Ravat was de eerste gebruiker van het lab. Zij was in 2017 de artist-in-residence.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop

    Sculpting Textiles

    met Margherita Soldati

    Hoe kun je ongebruikelijke materialen en technieken gebruiken om met textiel vormen, texturen en patronen te maken? Met deze workshop geeft kunstenaar Margherita Soldati een inleiding in...

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