Bottega Veneta's obsession with 1960s design knows no limits

In interior design, there is no better era than the 1960s, and Bottega Veneta knows this well. After introducing, at their latest fashion show, the leather animal-shaped bean bags inspired by the iconic Zanotta's Sacco, the maison has now launched a new item - one that has all the prerequisites to become a cult classic. In collaboration with Flos, an Italian lighting design brand, Bottega Veneta has covered the Model 600 lamp, invented by Gino Sarfatti in 1966, with its famous Intrecciato weave. Released in the same year Bottega Veneta opened its first boutique, the lamp was part of the collections of Arteluce, a company founded by Sarfatti in 1939, known for creating artistic lighting like those in the Palazzo Bianco in Genoa and the Teatro Regio in Turin. The Model 600, like Bottega Veneta's early accessories, fully embodies the spirit of 1960s design, achieving a perfect balance between form and material, expressed through soft lines and malleability. Beyond its innovative look, Sarfatti's invention made history in interior design not only because it could rest more comfortably on desks and tables but also because, for the first time, it allowed users to adjust the angle of light on a table lamp.

The new collaboration between Flos and Bottega Veneta reinterprets the Model 600 according to the maison’s aesthetic: while retaining Sarfatti's original lamp shape, a rounded base in woven leather, a hallmark of the brand's style, has been added. It can be used both on tables and floors, offering soft, light, and enveloping illumination, consistent with Bottega Veneta’s designs. Available in both large and small versions, it comes in the main shades used by the brand’s design office, namely black, gray, red, emerald green, and, of course, the signature Bottega Veneta green. With a new design that is certainly playful yet firmly rooted in a refined-chic aesthetic that has always been part of the maison's DNA, Bottega Veneta has once again delved into the world of 1960s interior design—an area that, more than a passion, now seems to have become a true obsession.