Mark Buxton's Comme des Garçons 2 changed our perceptions of what perfume could be. In the first episode of the Perfume Pioneers series Mark gives insight into his madcap entry to the perfume world and Comme des Garçons 2 which features in the exhibition. It was created in response to a one-line brief to create the smell of a swimming pool of ink.

Perfume: A Sensory Journey Through Contemporary Scent, invites you to go on an olfactory journey through some of the most important perfumes over the last 20 years.

https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/perfume

21 Jun - 17 Sep 2017

An introduction to Perfume: a sensory journey through contemporary scent, at Somerset House, 21 Jun - 17 Sep 2017.

An introduction from the perfumers featured in the multi-sensory exhibition exploring ten contemporary cult perfumes shaking up scent culture and the unseen works of art worn on our skin. Contemporary perfume provocateurs are dispensing with traditional high gloss communication concepts, gender boundaries and conventional notions of good taste.

www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/perfume