First look – Bottega Veneta and Flos launch a particular version of the Mannequin 600

In partnership with Bottega Veneta

Gino Sarfatti’s Mannequin 600 Lamp is a favorite for discerning design followers. When it was first unveiled on the Triennale in 1968, nobody had seen a lightweight fairly prefer it and it has remained as curious and covetable to this present day. So it’s with nice pleasure that we greet the announcement of a particular version Mannequin 600 – the results of a collaboration between Bottega Veneta and Flos, two manufacturers with an eye fixed for an icon and a dedication to craft.

Born in Venice in 1912, Sarfatti was probably the most pioneering and prolific lighting designers of the post-war interval. He based Arteluce in 1939 and designed greater than 600 lights over the course of his life. As with the good Italian modernists he married advances in know-how and manufacturing with a lovable humanity, and his Mannequin 600 is an ideal living proof. It’s well-known for its stitched leather-based base crammed with lead pellets, which turns the standard gentle fixture right into a pleasant companion. For all that we love the precision engineering of a trusty anglepoise, the satisfying squash of a pellet-filled sack is extra enjoyable to play with, and arguably does a greater job of angling your gentle supply precisely the place you need it.

Sarfatti designed the Mannequin 600 in 1966, the identical 12 months that Bottega Veneta was based in Vicenza. The Mannequin 600 was initially manufactured by Arteluce, which Saraftti offered to Flos in 1973, so it feels becoming that Bottega Veneta and Flos have joined forces to convey the Mannequin 600 again to life. The partnership has been respectful and devoted to the appeal of the unique design, honouring Sarfatti’s design ingenuity whereas gently flexing the manufacturers’ personal dedication to craft and innovation, each sensitively and appropriately.

What’s new and noteworthy is the leather-based base, to which Bottega Veneta has launched its signature Infilato and Foulard Intrecciato methods, including a grown-up good-looking class to the extra preppy sack of the unique. The characterful form of the unique’s bulb is current and proper, up to date right here with the newest LED know-how. Appropriate not simply on the desk however on any floor or flooring, the particular version is available in two sizes and is offered in quite a lot of colourways. These embody black, gray, purple, emerald inexperienced and Bottega Veneta’s signature inexperienced, which brings a verdant verve to proceedings.