Rive Roshan

“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” -Leonard Cohen

On the occasion of Milan Design Week 2025, Amsterdam-based design duo Rive Roshan presents Chiaroscuro: A Light in the Darkness. At a moment that can feel far-too-often dark, Chiaroscuro (literally translating to light-dark) is conceived as an offering of light, and a reminder of the beauty and power that exist within and around all of us. 

Within the installation, new glass works engage in a dance of light and color, inspired by the extraordinary ordinary—moments that spark awe and ignite us, from the sky’s vastness reflected in a drop of water, to the feel of a child’s hand in your own, or a community coming together in joyful defiance of those who seek to divide us. Chiaroscuro is an invitation to celebrate every act of light and kindness, no matter the size—for cumulatively, these acts have the potential to add up to something larger, and more powerful, than we can even imagine.