At this yr’s Salone del Cellular Milano, Aesop presents The Second Pores and skin, an immersive set up that blends scent, contact and design. Set inside the historic Chiesa del Carmine, the expertise reimagines pores and skin as each a bodily floor and a symbolic boundary, reflecting Aesop’s enduring curiosity within the relationship between the physique, area and ritual.
Guests are welcomed into an area the place self-care turns into a shared expertise. Elevated hand basins line the room, turning the easy act of handwashing into one thing meditative and communal. On the coronary heart of the courtyard stands a hanging 16-metre-long desk, crafted by British furnishings maker Sebastian Cox. Comprised of Cedar of Lebanon, the desk fills the area with a heat, woody aroma harking back to Aesop’s Eleos assortment. Designed to seat 50 friends, it encourages folks to pause and interact with Aesop’s formulations via scent and contact.
In a quieter adjoining room, Aesop introduces the Capsule of Respite, a chilled retreat curated with uncommon Twentieth-century Italian furnishings sourced from design gallery Morentz. Invited friends are provided hand and arm massages that spotlight the model’s Eleos vary in a peaceable, sensory-focused setting.
This marks Aesop’s second look at Salone del Cellular and its first yr because the official Sensory Patron of the occasion. The set up will probably be on show till April 13. For these wishing to increase the expertise, Aesop’s Brera location – only a quick stroll away – invitations guests year-round to take pleasure in its fastidiously curated design and fragrant ambiance. Go to their web site for extra particulars.
