At Milan Design Week, Uniqka and Lara Bohinc presented Betsy – a collection that pushes leather far beyond its expected role.
Instead of being stretched, stitched or upholstered, the leather is cut into small, scalloped pieces and layered over solid wooden forms. The result sits somewhere between furniture and surface – structured at its core, but soft, textured and feathered on the outside.
Wood provides the foundation: bold, rounded shapes that give each piece weight and presence. Leather becomes the unexpected element, adding movement, tactility and a sense of play. It’s a simple material pairing, but handled in a way that feels entirely new.
Each piece – from coffee table to mirror – is handcrafted in Uniqka’s Istanbul workshop, where artisans individually cut and place every leather “feather”. Off-cuts are used wherever possible, turning what might be waste into a defining feature of the design.
Shown at Alcova inside the worn interiors of Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, the collection leans into contrast – hard and soft, old and new, structure and movement
Betsy works because it shifts perspective. Leather isn’t just a covering here – it becomes the design language itself.
Find out more about the Betsy collection here.
