Flowering Transition by Marcin Rusak

For his graduation project, Royal College of Art student Marcin Rusak created an installation exploring flowers, including a vase made of petals and a series of scents comparing the strong smell of flowers from a garden to the weaker scents of those sold at a florist or a supermarket.

Alchemical jewellery by Sofie Boons

Jewellery and scent designer Sofie Boons has developed a collection of scent objects that disperse or preserve fragrance in innovative ways.

Salon de Parfums: Harrods to launch new fragrance space

High-end British department store Harrods will unveil a brand new fragrance retail concept in September. Salon de Parfums will feature exclusive bespoke perfumes and personalised services in an elegant, immersive retail space.

Homebuildlife subscribers can read our preview of the space here and see our report on how the fragrance retail experience is evolving here.

Dark materials: Project Nox by Felicity Taylor

On show at Central Saint Martins' Material Futures graduation show this week, Felicity Taylor's Project Nox explores the experience of darkness through touch, fragrance, sound and surface.

The Perfume Society

New fragrance organisation The Perfume Society connects users with the history of perfumery and key ingredients as well as updates on perfume houses, fragrance experts, fragrance families and product launches. Later this month, the brand's website will launch FR.eD, an online fragrance advisory service based on the preferences of the user.

Homebuildlife subscribers can read our full report on The Perfume Society here, and see our report on the retail experience of personalised fragrance here.

The Edible Mist Machine by Lick Me I'm Delicious

Food innovators Lick Me I'm Delicious have designed a machine that uses ultrasonic vapourisation to create an inhalable mist, which can be sucked up through a straw for a 'flavour hit'.

Selfridges launches Fragrance Lab

Photo by Hufton+Crow

Selfridges today launched The Beauty Project, a ten-week celebration of all definitions of beauty, which includes an experiential in-store installation called Fragrance Lab that promises to match customers with their own character, distilled into scent.

Scented forms by Kerzon

Parisian company Kerzon offers scented sachets and paper forms inspired by wooden building blocks. They can be arranged into geometric compositions, stacked or hung, and release their fragrance over several weeks. The collection is conceived in Grasse, in the South of France, the capital of perfume manufacturing.

Twisted Lily: niche fragrance retail

Stores that sell hard-to-find perfumes and offer a personalised experience are an important retail category in New York, with Brooklyn in particular emerging as a key area for smaller fragrance stores looking to cater to its artistic residents who care about how fragrances are made and where they come from.

The scents of Paris by Made in Paris

The City of Paris has commissioned Made in Paris, designer of high-end home fragrances to create a collection of scented candles paying tribute to classic areas of the French capital. 100% made in France, the eight candles aim at promoting the best of French savoir-faire and the idea of Parisian chic around the world.

Scent experiences: tracking the trend

London Rain collection by Jo Malone

Luxury fragrance brand Jo Malone has released a series of colognes designed to evoke the smell of London rain at different times of day. Ranging from the dewy freshness of a city park at dawn to an afternoon shower and evening downpour, the scents tie into the trend for region- and time-specific fragrances that we reported on in 2011.

Four element candles by Tom Dixon at Maison & Objet

Tom Dixon has launched a new collection of fragranced candles inspired by alchemy. On show at Maison & Objet this week, the series of four candles are designed to evoke the four elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water.

Scented Christmas lamp by Artemide

Vico Magistretti's classic 1960s Dalù lamp has been relaunched in hundreds of versions over the last ten years. This Christmas, it comes glittered and scented. It is available in four fragrances: cinnamon to boost energy levels, jasmine to stimulate creativity, lavender to help relaxation and eucalyptus to encourage harmony.

Homebuildlife subscribers can read more on innovations in scented projects here.

Tokyo & Paris: José Lévy for Diptyque

José Lévy has designed two limited edition candles to celebrate the opening of Diptyque's first store in Tokyo. Called Tokyo and Paris, the candles are inspired by the greenery found at the heart of both cities.

Scentee: scent by smartphone

Launching this Friday in Japan, new device Scentee releases bursts of scent as and when users program it to - when their alarm goes off, or when they receive a message, for instance. The white orb plugs into the earphone jack of a smartphone and is fuelled by replaceable cartridges that carry the scent of strawberry, mint, coffee or lavender. The company is reportedly planning a bacon scent next, so that users can wake up to the smell of a bacon sandwich.

Homebuildlife subscribers can read our report on The Olfactive Project - a similar concept by Le Laboratoire - here.

Wick & Tallow: luxury scented candles

New candle brand Wick & Tallow has recently launched its first range of brightly coloured scented candles.

Astier de Villatte x John Derian

French ceramic specialist Astier de Villatte and New York artist and designer John Derian are pursuing their long-standing collaboration with the launch of a new scented candle. The designers decoupages are decorating the glazed holder, released in colour for the very first time. Called Provincetown, after the name of Derian's cherished New England enclave, on the very tip of Cape Cod, the candle's scent evokes the intoxicating fresh air and sea mist of salty marshlands and sandy dunes.

Missoni Home and Apothia: Candle Collaboration

Candles by Missoni Home and Apothia

Missoni Home has collaborated with US fragrance brand Apothia to launch a series of scented candles. The rich creamy blend of soy wax is infused with a distinct scent, each one reminiscent of the Italian landscape.

Zeal home fragrance collection by Harlequin

British interiors brand Harlequin will launch a new range of diffusers and scented candles this autumn.

Fragranced with Zeal, a fruity scent with notes of moss, vanilla and musky amber, both the diffusers and candles are supplied in coloured glass containers that can be reused as tea light holders and vases.

Iris by Santa Maria Novella for Villa La Massa

Set on the banks of Arno river in Tuscany, the grand Villa La Massa has been the inspiration for a new home fragrance by Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria. The fragrance reflects the characteristics of the villa with a floral aroma enhanced by fresh citrus scents and softened with Rosa x centifolia and ylang-ylang.