Element Brooklyn — Gallery of Scent
Candle Workshop Fragrance Workshop Shop

Element Brooklyn Gallery of Scent — 192 Front Street, New York

Gallery of Scent

A limited-run residency where fragrance comes alive through interactive scent exploration, hands-on candle and fragrance workshops, and our signature sustainable refillery.

Plan your visit Book a workshop
The Scent LibraryFree
Gallery of Scent scorecards on clipboards, ready to rate the thirty notes

The Elements of Scent

The Gallery is built around thirty perfumery notes arranged in five scent flights – from bright citrus to deep woods and resins. Smell each through a touch-activated mister, rate it as you go, and learn about the building blocks behind the fragrances you love.

Your Scent ProfileFree
The gallery wall — visitors’ Polaroid scent portraits pinned side by side

Scent Portraits

Once you’ve rated the notes, we’ll turn your scent profile into a visual portrait. We combine professional portrait photography with colors and textures inspired by your favorite notes, then give you a Polaroid-style print to keep and a digital version sent to your phone.

Your Digital PortraitFree

Your Preferences, Decoded

Your digital portrait goes beyond an image. It offers a personalized look at the fragrance families you naturally gravitate toward, along with recommendations from our collection and a library of over 30,000 fine fragrances. Think of it as a guide to understanding – and continuing to explore – your taste in fragrance.

Hands-on Sessions$75
The Fragrance Studio’s long plywood bench with note trays set into the top, a row of stools and blue display shelves beyond
New

Fragrance-Making Workshops

Blend and bottle your own scent in our brand-new Fragrance Studio.

Includes
  • 65 fragrance notes to explore
  • Expert perfumery guidance
  • Full-size 50 ml eau de parfum or 100 ml room spray
Regular price $95 $75

For a limited time to celebrate our launch, enjoy $20 off.

Learn more & book

Hands-on Sessions$45
Aprons and set benches in the candle-making workshop

Candle-Making Workshops

Choose your jar, customize your fragrance, and pour your own candle with guidance from our team.

Includes
  • Hands-on instruction in candle making
  • Your own 8 oz candle to take home
$45

Wed–Fri from 4:30pm · Sat–Sun from 1pm

Private bookings For birthdays, group events, team offsites – write to [email protected] and we'll set up a closed session for you.

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Soaps on Tap & Retail
The Refillery — ten soap fragrances on tap

The Refillery

Ten of our most-loved soap fragrances are on tap. Bring your own bottle or choose one from our selection, then refill and pay by weight. You’ll also find the full Element Brooklyn collection of refill-first home and body essentials, limited editions, and gallery-only merchandise.

Plan your visit

192 Front Street, New York

Gallery admission is free and walk-ins are welcome. Workshops are ticketed and often sell out, so book ahead.
Hours
Wed — Fri
12pm — 7pm
Sat — Sun
11am — 6pm
Mon — Tue
Closed
Run dates Extended

May 24 — December 30, 2026

We were only meant to stay for the summer. Now we’re here through the holidays.

Get in touch
[email protected]
(347) 786-4800
Map showing 192 Front Street, New York
Element Brooklyn — Bushwick warehouse

About Element Brooklyn

We create refill-first soaps, candles, and home essentials, all manufactured in New York. The premise is simple – buy a bottle once, keep filling it. Whether you're pouring from the taps at our Seaport refillery or using our low-waste pouches at home, we're proving what luxury looks like when you strip away the waste.

More about us → elementbrooklyn.com →
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