Le Bambole was designed in 1972, by Mario Bellini for trailblazing Italian design brand B&B Italia. The collection revolutionised the concept of furniture at the time with its soft curves, plush forms, innovative materials, and technology. Fast forward 50 years and Mario Bellini has teamed up again with B&B Italia, evolving the collection with a contemporary eye that recaptures a look and feel more akin to the original, favouring generous, curvy, increasingly feminine shapes along with manufacturing choices also mean that every item in the new Le Bambole collection can be completely disassembled and therefore easily recyclable.
The Stella McCartney x B&B Italia capsule collection marks the British conscious pioneer’s first-ever interiors collaboration. From 18 May, Space’s window will showcase the exclusive Le Bambole armchair in an immersive display with the armchair featuring the hand-drawn “Fungi Forest” toile de Jouy print from the Stella McCartney Summer 2022 collection. The collaboration which launched at last year’s Milan Fair, was born of Stella’s long-time personal passion for Bellini’s works and celebrates Le Bambole’s 50th anniversary.
The collection combines the indisputable quality and durability typical of B&B Italia products with responsible material and construction choices inspired by Stella McCartney’s conscious mission.
The Space showroom installation will also feature a colourful display from the wider collection including, sofa, armchair and bed celebrating Le Bambole’s long history and new construction methods based on circular design, driven by B&B Italia’s strong commitment to sustainability.
As Mario Bellini states: “Le Bambole is enjoying a thriving and promising second life, a rebirth done in a big way, done with enthusiasm, with breadth, with decorations and with the original flourishes. The new Le Bambole reinterprets colours and nature, creating a statement on sustainable lifestyle.”
The limited-edition collection includes a sofa, armchair, and ottoman and is available exclusively at Space Furniture Singapore, Malaysia, and Australian showrooms.
