Athar — Abu Dhabi DED

CASESTUDY — ACTIVATION

A scent experience for 500+, with Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development

Partnering with the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development for its Athar celebration — a bespoke Olfaction Experience where every fragrance reflected a value the organisation wanted to celebrate.

CLIENT

Abu Dhabi DED

Venue

ADED Headquarters

Format Bar

Bespoke Olfaction Experience

GUESTS

500+

The Brief

For its Athar celebration, the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development wanted to reinforce its organisational culture in a way that went beyond the usual — something that turned company values into an experience employees could actively engage with.

Parfumery was brought in to design a bespoke Olfaction Experience that could translate those values into scent and engage an organisation of this scale.

The Experience

Each fragrance created for the celebration was named after one of the organisation’s values — Future, Innovation, Empowerment, Collaboration, and more. The experience turned those values into something tangible, giving employees a personal way to connect with the culture being celebrated
“When a fragrance carries a value’s name, it turns something abstract into something people can actually experience — that’s what makes it stick.”

The Outcome

The activation gave the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development a distinctive way to bring its values to life at scale — creating a memorable experience rooted in participation rather than a one-size-fits-all gesture.

For Parfumery, the event demonstrated how a corporate fragrance experience in Dubai can connect scent, storytelling, and organisational culture in a way people can experience for themselves.

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