The Fragrance Foundation
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The Fragrance Foundation is the non-profit, educational arm of the international fragrance industry.
The FiFi Awards & Celebration is an annual event hosted by The Fragrance Foundation and honors creative excellence and achievement in the fragrance industry. The FiFi Awards have been held annually in New York City
since 1973 and are attended by around 1,000 members of the international fragrance community, designers and celebrities from the fashion, theatre, film, or television industries.
Awards are handed out in categories including:Fragrance of the Year, Best Packaging, Best National Advertising Campaign, Bath & Body Line, Interior Scent Collection, Fragrance Hall of Fame, Editorial Excellence in Fragrance Coverage, Scent Bite, and Technological Breakthrough of the Year.
The 37th Annual FiFi Awards & Celebration will be held May 27, 2009.
in 1981 as the 'Fragrance Foundation Philanthropic Fund' dedicated to funding scientific studies on the sense of smell and beneficial effects of fragrance.
. The day is focused on how the sense of smell plays an important role in daily life and how it interacts with other senses (particularly taste). Typically, museums and science centers celebrating the day will feature hands-on activities and informational displays about the sense of smell.
FiFi Awards
New York City
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since 1973 and are attended by around 1,000 members of the international fragrance community, designers and celebrities from the fashion, theatre, film, or television industries.
Awards are handed out in categories including:Fragrance of the Year, Best Packaging, Best National Advertising Campaign, Bath & Body Line, Interior Scent Collection, Fragrance Hall of Fame, Editorial Excellence in Fragrance Coverage, Scent Bite, and Technological Breakthrough of the Year.
The 37th Annual FiFi Awards & Celebration will be held May 27, 2009.
Sense of Smell Institute
The Sense of Smell Institute is a research and education division of The Fragrance Foundation. It was founded by Annette GreenAnnette Green
Annette Green is a British literary agent who established her own business, Annette Green Authors' Agency, in 1998. Having previously worked for the agency A M Heath, she had learned every aspect of agenting, and set about building her client list...
in 1981 as the 'Fragrance Foundation Philanthropic Fund' dedicated to funding scientific studies on the sense of smell and beneficial effects of fragrance.
National Sense of Smell Day
National Sense of Smell Day is an annual event sponsored by the Sense of Smell Institute. It is held on the last Saturday of April at children’s museums and science centers across the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The day is focused on how the sense of smell plays an important role in daily life and how it interacts with other senses (particularly taste). Typically, museums and science centers celebrating the day will feature hands-on activities and informational displays about the sense of smell.
External links
- The Fragrance Foundation Homepage
- Sense of Smell Institute Homepage
- FiFi Awards Page
- 13th Annual National Sense of Smell Day (Saturday, April 29, 2006)
- http://www.fragrance.org/FF_past.html page of past winners of the awards
- The Natural Perfumers Guild