Glass stools inside Bottega Veneta Summer 2026 show
A series of translucent Murano blown-glass stools color the runway set of the Bottega Veneta Summer 2026 show in Milan, with their surfaces and bodies resembling water and sea waves. Crafted by design brand 6:AM, the seats are made in a bespoke palette of ten colors, setting the scenography of the presentation and standing out against the white backdrop of the show. It is the brand’s and Maison’s way to connect traditional Venetian craft with the collection, which subtly appears in more saturated hues of the accessories.
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6:Am designs and colors the seats in ten shades
The functional objects by design brand 6:AM are blown-glass cubes, each one unique in tone and surface detail, and the studio’s color palette of ten shades includes green, amber, clear, grey, and violet, to name a few. No shade stands out, but they gleam in harmony, even refracting the light and playing with shadows to mimic the surface of the sea and the waves of the ocean. Upon a closer look, the top of these Murano blown-glass stools at the Bottega Veneta Summer 2026 show mirrors the calmness of the sea, away from turbulence.
As the viewers look down, the inside, hollow and almost transparent, displays the depth of the waters, shaping the light and shadow and projecting them behind. Each cube has a square form with equal dimensions on all sides, and the outer surfaces are smooth but textured with natural marks from the glassblowing process. The top is slightly flat, allowing the cube to be used as a stool, seat, or plinth.
translucent Murano blown-glass stools color the runway set of the Bottega Veneta Summer 2026 show in Milan
Steve mcqueen produces the soundtrack of the show in milan
These seats are made of Murano glass produced on the island of Murano near Venice. Murano glass is created using techniques developed over centuries, involving molten silica mixed with oxides and minerals that produce color. For this project at the Bottega Veneta Summer 2026 show, 6:AM worked with local glassmakers who used traditional furnaces and carefully controlled the temperature and movement to achieve the look of the glass cubes.
Alongside the glass seats, attendees also listen to the soundtrack produced by the British artist and director Steve McQueen. He created a sound piece called ’66–’76, a reconfiguration of two recordings: Wild Is the Wind by Nina Simone and David Bowie. The two versions were edited to overlap and function as a duet, and the artist describes his work as an aural Intrecciato, referring to the woven leather pattern that is central to Bottega Veneta’s identity.
their surfaces and bodies resembling water and sea waves
the seats are made in a bespoke palette of ten colors
design brand 6:AM crafts the seats for the Maison’s show during Milan Fashion Week 2025
