Ellen Covey, born in 1947 in Elmhurst, Illinois, is an American neurobiologist and professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington, as well as a perfumer. D.
Bate holds a master's degree in biology from the University of Texas and a Ph.D. in chemical senses from Duke University, background that shapes her independent perfumery. Her fascination with orchids led her to found Olympic Orchids, Inc. as a plant nursery in 2006, expanding into artisan perfumery in 2010; her fragrances have won the 2015 Art & Olfaction Award Artisan prize for Woodcut and the 2016 Independent prize for Bat, created in collaboration with Zoologist.
Handcrafted fragrances built from pure essential oils, absolutes, and select synthetics, informed by a scientific understanding of chemical senses.
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Story-driven, unconventional compositions that reject European perfumery tradition in favor of unusual landscapes and forgotten histories.
109 creations
American perfumer.
55 creations
Narrative-driven fragrances built to evoke fictional worlds and characters, blending literary inspiration with fine raw materials.
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