It’s a theme he hammered house on the runway, from the garments (suppose scorched colours and singed motifs) to the units, which featured variations of Le Corbusier’s iconic LC14 Tabouret Cabanon seat. The most recent in Bottega Veneta’s recurring collaborations with Cassina, every field featured a bespoke charred end, as if historical past had been reemerging from the ashes.
Blazy first encountered the LC14, Le Corbusier’s intelligent 1952 twist on a easy crate, as a scholar. “I’m very impressed by this potential to raise the straightforward, to repurpose the strange object right into a defining piece of design,” says Blazy, noting that the thought for the multifunctional perch, conceived for Le Corbusier’s cabin on the Côte d’Azur, “got here from a whiskey case he discovered deserted on the seaside.” That pragmatism, wit, and pick-up-and-go spirit proceed to resonate with Blazy. “I’ve all the time mentioned that Bottega Veneta, with its specialism in baggage and leather-based items, is about motion, ease, and going locations,” notes the style designer. “The place Le Corbusier created environments for residing, Bottega Veneta creates clothes for residing in.”