Benedetta Tagliabue: Botan

Botan, “peony” in Japanese, is the name of the sofa designed by Benedetta Tagliabue for Passoni Nature and composed by modular elements that can create flowers and butterflies.

Botan, which means peony in Japanese, is a sitting designed by Benedetta Tagliabue for Passoni Nature, launched during Milan Design Week 2014. Its wood and fabric components are combined like the petals of a peony.

The fabrics are designed by combining similar shades and then recomposing strips for playing with the bottom-figure technique with floral elements. Two poufs complete the composition, creating a real flower that with its geometry allows for a multitude of possible combinations.

All these modular elements, which can be applied in a multitude of combinations, offer enormous freedom for composition and can produce surprising effects that create flowers and butterflies.

The solid wood frame, the use of zero-emission adhesives, the natural linen and cotton fabric and the print created with certified EcoLabel colours, designed by Benedetta Tagliabue, make this sofa a balanced and responsible product.