The living menu
The Living Menu is a sensorial journey into the fascinating world of the gut-brain axis - where art, science, and flavor converge. Designed as an immersive dining experience, The Living Menu reimagines dinner as a portal into the inner ecosystems that shape who we are.
Hosted in museum-like spaces, this one-of-a-kind evening unfolds like a living exhibition, curated by artist Caique Tizzi, whose culinary art blurs the line between the edible and the experiential. Each course is a chapter in a story—crafted to engage not just your palate, but your perception, memory, and mood.
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Through a multisensory menu designed in collaboration with neuro-nutritionists and brain health experts, The Living Menu explores how food, microbes, and the mind are intricately linked.
How do fermented foods affect your serotonin levels?
Can bitter flavors alter your sense of time?
What role does microbial diversity play in your emotional balance?
Can bitter flavors alter your sense of time?
What role does microbial diversity play in your emotional balance?
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an opportunity to reframe your relationship with food.
Feeding your curiosity, tuning into your body’s intelligence, and savoring the science of sensation.
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Each bite is a prompt for inquiry, each dish a reflection of the latest neuroscience on how your gut communicates with your brain - and shapes your thoughts, behaviors, and well-being.
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Scientific Storytelling, Artistic Alchemy.
Evidence-Based Design
Evidence-Based Design
Gino Balerdi
"I spend my days in the metaverses, but I value the tactility of the real world. Aether is my assembly point. Their precise shape and barely noticeable weight on the bridge of my nose bring me back to the ‘here and now.’ It’s my digital detox—the most elegant one possible. They remind me that any code or pixel is secondary to a perfect physical form."
Meli Zilla
"I often tell my clients about the importance of healthy boundaries. My Aether glasses are my visual boundaries—transparent, yet completely tangible. They help me maintain focus and professional clarity, while giving clients a sense of security. It’s the perfect metaphor for permeability without losing oneself. And I deeply value this subtle, yet crucial line."
Julian Chartier
"My work is all about noticing details. Aether withstands the most critical eyes—nothing false, just a perfect play of light, shadow, and pure material. Bold in its honesty, it doesn’t aim to please, but challenges you to meet its level of taste."
Ann Genot
"My work is all about noticing details. Aether withstands the most critical eyes—nothing false, just a perfect play of light, shadow, and pure material. Bold in its honesty, it doesn’t aim to please, but challenges you to meet its level of taste."
Dan Black
"I spend my days in the metaverses, but I value the tactility of the real world. Aether is my assembly point. Their precise shape and barely noticeable weight on the bridge of my nose bring me back to the ‘here and now.’ It’s my digital detox—the most elegant one possible. They remind me that any code or pixel is secondary to a perfect physical form."
Viki Bloom
"I often tell my clients about the importance of healthy boundaries. My Aether glasses are my visual boundaries—transparent, yet completely tangible. They help me maintain focus and professional clarity, while giving clients a sense of security. It’s the perfect metaphor for permeability without losing oneself. And I deeply value this subtle, yet crucial line."
Each bite is a prompt for inquiry, each dish a reflection of the latest neuroscience on how your gut communicates with your brain- and shapes your thoughts, behaviors, and well-being.
Who It’s For?
- Lovers of unique dining experiences
- Science and wellness enthusiasts
- Artists and creatives
- Curious minds ready to eat, learn, and transform
A Multi-Course Dinner:
Each course is tied to a phase of the gut-brain connection—from digestion and neurotransmitter release to emotional and cognitive response.
Emptiness as a Statement: The Power of Negative Space
Minimalism is often mistaken for asceticism or a lack of means. In reality, it is the highest form of confidence. A radical choice to leave only what is essential, revealing the essence. In eyewear design, this means rejecting unnecessary rivets, intricate engravings, and shouting logos.
Our frames are not just rims for lenses—they are architecture for your gaze. We leave space around the eyes, allowing them to speak for themselves. Empty space works in your favor: it draws attention to perfect proportions, the play of light on the lenses, and, ultimately, your own look.
This is not about modesty. It is about strength—the strength of a person who doesn’t need flashy details to be noticed. Their confidence is their primary accessory. And our glasses are its quiet, yet relentless affirmation.
Our frames are not just rims for lenses—they are architecture for your gaze. We leave space around the eyes, allowing them to speak for themselves. Empty space works in your favor: it draws attention to perfect proportions, the play of light on the lenses, and, ultimately, your own look.
This is not about modesty. It is about strength—the strength of a person who doesn’t need flashy details to be noticed. Their confidence is their primary accessory. And our glasses are its quiet, yet relentless affirmation.
Why Cellulose Acetate?
Not for its strength or cost. We chose it for its tactile quality, depth of color, and its unique ability to serve as an expressive backdrop rather than a shouting protagonist.
Unlike cold metal or bland plastic, acetate is a material with a soul. It is born from cotton and wood, retaining a lively, slightly warm texture. Its color is not surface paint, but the material itself, dyed in mass. This means it doesn’t scratch or lose depth over the years, but only gains a unique charm.
Most importantly—its silence. It doesn’t squeak, it doesn’t press against your temples, it doesn’t try to claim attention. It quietly becomes an integral part of you. The perfect ally for those whose confidence speaks for itself.
Unlike cold metal or bland plastic, acetate is a material with a soul. It is born from cotton and wood, retaining a lively, slightly warm texture. Its color is not surface paint, but the material itself, dyed in mass. This means it doesn’t scratch or lose depth over the years, but only gains a unique charm.
Most importantly—its silence. It doesn’t squeak, it doesn’t press against your temples, it doesn’t try to claim attention. It quietly becomes an integral part of you. The perfect ally for those whose confidence speaks for itself.
How Function Became the Highest Form of Aesthetics
The principle of “form follows function” was born not in a designer’s studio, but in an architectural office. Louis Sullivan, and later the masters of the Bauhaus, proved that beauty is not decoration—it is the direct result of perfect purpose.
We design glasses following this principle. For us, function is not just vision correction. It is your confidence, your comfort, your self-expression.
The angle of the temples is calculated so they neither slip nor press. The transparency of the acetate is chosen not to clash with your wardrobe, but to blend seamlessly with it. Every screw, every bevel is an answer to the question: “How will this improve the owner’s life?”
Our aesthetics, then, are not the product of imagination, but the final expression of hundreds of considered decisions. We don’t create trends. We follow the laws of form, light, and anatomy. And it is within this flawless logic that genuine, timeless beauty is born.
We design glasses following this principle. For us, function is not just vision correction. It is your confidence, your comfort, your self-expression.
The angle of the temples is calculated so they neither slip nor press. The transparency of the acetate is chosen not to clash with your wardrobe, but to blend seamlessly with it. Every screw, every bevel is an answer to the question: “How will this improve the owner’s life?”
Our aesthetics, then, are not the product of imagination, but the final expression of hundreds of considered decisions. We don’t create trends. We follow the laws of form, light, and anatomy. And it is within this flawless logic that genuine, timeless beauty is born.