1- Aesop — The Factory of Light

Piazza del Carmine 2 — until 26 April

Inside the cloister of Santa Maria del Carmine, Australian architect Rodney Eggleston has built a translucent architecture from salvaged scaffolding and trompe-l’œil tarps — materials borrowed from restoration sites, reimagined as light itself. Four rooms explore the relationship between illumination, craftsmanship, and skincare. The standout: a sacristy installation of 10,000 perfume bottles generating shifting reflections, amplified by the limited-edition Aposē lamp. Sensory, precise, and quietly stunning.

2- De Troupe — Camera Fissa

Via Volturno 45 — until 24 April

Named after the cinematic fixed shot, this collaboration between New York design house De Troupe and Milan studio studioutte reimagines the private club as a single, curated perspective. Alabaster lamps, moiré fabrics, a black reflective floor, and a black gloss ceiling — every surface designed to catch and multiply light—everything suspended in a retro-futurist calm. The chiaroscuro palette feels lifted directly from a painting. Music, scent, texture: every detail considered. One of the most complete sensory environments of the week.

3- CROMO — Teahouse

Piazza Velasca 3/5 — until 22 April

Instead of yet another aperitivo, CROMO took the 25th floor of Torre Velasca and turned it into a temporary teahouse. The matcha was excellent, but the real discovery was a hot Japanese mint tea served alongside a Gongfu Cha ceremony — complete with traditional Chinese figurines. A genuinely different rhythm for Design Week. The space could have been more considered, but the tea more than earned its place.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​