Meet the alchemists
No coffee meetup this month, join us on June 11th
Hello,
It’s been a busy few weeks. We visited perfumer Sarah McCartney’s studio and now we’re in the final preparation stages for The Sensologists present: Alchemy. If you weren’t speedy enough to book a ticket before they sold out there’s been so much interest that we’ll be doing another event in a few months.
Next coffee meetup is in June
There’s no coffee meetup this month. We’ll meet again on the morning of Thursday June 11th from 9.15am to 11am. It’s free, save your spot here.
Meet the alchemists
Speakers and contributors
The Sensologists present
Alchemy
Flux Innovation Lounge
An evening of senses & technology
22nd May 2026
We have an incredible lineup of speakers and contributors. Check out the full biographies here. Read on for a quick taster…
Oriente Pimentel Aldaz
Join Oriente for a live research experiment with sound, scent and movement. After training in Michelin-starred kitchens, she is now completing an MSc at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Professor Charles Spence.
LJ Rich
The internationally Renowned presenter is bringing us a joyful exploration of sound, senses & unexpected connections.
Dr Jieling Xiao
Author of the newly published book Scented Spaces: Creating Smellscapes in Artistic and Architectural Practices, Jieling will invite us into her world of space and senses.
Thomas Sharp
Thomas is a poet and writer who recently cast a magick spell in the Bank of England. The scene will be set with a scent by Sarah McCartney.
Becky Lyon
Artist and PhD researcher Becky brings Pickled paperwork, chocolate box villages & tempura weeds: Cooking up nature care in your kitchen.
Kaye Winwood
The founder of GULP brings us Hands on sensuality. Kaye invites us to engage with immersive sensory environments and objects, creating experiences that are both playful and thought-provoking.
Stuart Fowkes
Hear from the sound artist and field recordist who founded Cities and Memory. This is one of the world’s largest sound projects, with a community of more than 2,500 contributing artists working together to remix the world, one sound at a time.
Fru Bekefi
Co-host. Fru will talk about imagining futures as an alchemical process and discovering how embodied approaches let us sense into the shapes of things to come.
Sarah Hyndman
I’m your emcee for the night. I’m founder of both The Sensologists and Type Tasting. I’ll also be hosting a sonic/typographic fizzy tasting experiment.
Kimatica Studio
Interactive art wall “dissolving the boundaries between art and reality.
Caroline Hobkinson
Co-host and food anthropologist.
Thank you
Venue hosts Rich Ward and Steve Blyth of Engage Works for inviting us into the Flux Innovation Lounge. And to Steve Squires for helping to organise the event.
Check out the full biographies here.
Are you kiki or bouba?
This is a quick and fun conversation ice breaker to play on the night. Will you be kiki or bouba? Check out your lanyard to find out.
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