Leather beanbags in the form of various animals, from chickens to ladybirds, provided seats for the attendees of Bottega Veneta's childhood-themed spring 2025 show at Milan Fashion Week.
The collection of lounge chairs, named The Ark after the biblical story of Noah's Ark, was designed by Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy to instil a sense of playfulness in the show by integrating furniture that would feel at home in a child's bedroom.
Matthieu Blazy created animal-shaped beanbags for Bottega Veneta
Featured in the menagerie of creature-informed chairs are 15 different species of mammals, reptiles, birds and insects including whales, dogs, pandas, rabbits, foxes, otters, elephants, cats, bears, horses, chickens, snakes, dinosaurs and ladybirds. The seats deviate from the conventional rigid chairs and benches used to accommodate guests at fashion shows and nod to the show's childhood theme.
The beanbags represent 15 types of animals
The beanbags facilitate a lower seated height when watching the show, encouraging a range of non-upright postures, from a reclined to a bent-kneed seat.
"They sit low to the ground, so you have a different perspective when you sit on them," Blazy said. "They are both joyful and comfortable."

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