PRÉCIS 2013
MADE IN BRITAIN Porta Romana began life in 1988 in a tiny London workshop. From the beginning, our ambition was to create beautiful and inspiring pieces that would be loved and cherished. Good fortune came in finding skilled British craftspeople to create quirky and original designs. The Porta Romana style and design language has continuously evolved over the following quarter century to become a leading brand globally, and a critical ingredient in the world’s most beautiful houses, yachts, hotels and movie sets. At Porta Romana whilst we still work with many of our original artisans, we continue to seek out the finest creative talent from around the world to help breathe fresh life into our collections. Our in-house decorative studio has expanded over the years, and is a wonderful and innovative environment. We spend a long time training our artists to create subtle and sophisticated patinations. Gold is not just gold to us, over the years we have developed dozens of different textures and colourings of this most enduring of metals. For every new collection we develop sophisticated new finishes, from convincingly aged plaster to perfecting the patina of a mussel shell to perfectly embellish the designs. That is our passion, and what makes every Porta Romana product unique. We impose the same demanding ambitions on our design partners. Our glass blowers are pushed to attempt stunning, original and technically challenging pieces. Our Metal workers strive endlessly to come up with solutions to the many design problems we present them, working to exacting standards, resuscitating old techniques and developing new ones. From sculptors to ceramicists, from lacquering to glazing, every expert hand and eye is focussed on the crafting of something beautiful and enduring.
OUR MAKER’S MARK From the delicate sophistication of the Pendolino wall light to the raw beauty of the steel plates, every Porta Romana piece is treated individually. The highest standards are expected throughout their creation, and only when these are all met, will the final product be branded with our Maker’s Mark, as proof of its heritage.
Twig Console, Milly Vase Lamp & Twig Mirror
Fishtail Console, Laurel Mirror, Thread Lamps and Flynn Stairwell Lantern
DUCK FEET LAMP Decayed Gold, H.530mm/21" 14" Top Hat Grey Feather shade, H.870mm/34¼"
MAN 1 & WOMAN 1 LAMPS Bronzed, H.665mm/26¼" 12" Top Hat Putty silk shade H.1000mm/39¼"
SMALL TAPERING HARRAL LAMP Bronzed 17" Eye Peat satin shade H.820mm/32¼"
– VLB20 –
– VLB05M/W –
– SLB37S –
CRYSTAL STRATA LAMP Clear with Nickel, H.250mm/10" 16" Rectangle Putty silk shade H.450mm/17¾"
ORGANIC LOOP LAMP Nickel, H.450mm/17¾" 18" Oval Dove satin shade, H.650mm/25½"
LARGE WATERFALL LAMP Nickel, H.710mm/28" 18" Slim Rectangle Truffle silk shade H.940mm/37"
– GLB16 –
– SLB12 –
– SLB15L –
Cologne Lamp, Honeycomb Console Table and Riviera Mirror
DANSEUR LAMP Bronzed, H.390mm/15¼" 12" Top Hat Putty silk shade, H.720mm/28¼"
MIRO LAMP Bright Gold, H.585mm/23" 18" Straight Oval Dove satin shade H.880mm/34¾"
BLOB LAMP Olive, H.425mm/16¾" 18" Cylinder Taupe silk shade H.730mm/28¾"
– VLB52 –
– SLB44 –
– GLB31 –
LARGE ADAM LAMP Bronze with Nickel base, H.560mm/22" 18" Straight Oval Putty silk shade H.830mm/32¾"
SMALL SALPERTON LAMP Bronzed, H.440mm/17¼" 15" Slim Straight Oval Truffle silk shade H.715mm/28¼"
LAVA LAMP Clear, H.310mm/12¼" 12" African Fez Dove satin shade H.600mm/23½"
– GLB21L –
– SLB47S –
– GLB40 –
SQUARE PERSPEX WALL LIGHT Perspex with Nickel, H.260mm/10¼" 8" Open Back Rectangle Taupe silk shade H.380mm/15"
TRAILING BLOSSOM WALL LIGHT Decayed Silver with Glass detail, H.510mm/20" 14" Semi Cylinder Taupe silk shade H.530mm/21"
SMALL SALPERTON WALL LIGHT Bronzed, H.560mm/22" 9" Open Back Short Rectangle Putty silk shade H.665mm/26"
– MWL02 –
– TWL68 –
– TWL56S –
METAL RING WALL LIGHT French Brass, H.315mm/12½" 10¾" Open Back Oval Wren satin shade H.340mm/13½"
NICOLAS WALL LIGHT Nickel, H.530mm/21" 14" Semi Cylinder Putty silk shade H.600mm/23¾"
MARLIN BATHROOM WALL LIGHT Perspex with Nickel, H.235mm/9¼" 6½" Open Back Marlin Dove satin shade H.330mm/13"
– TWL70 –
– TWL15 –
– BWL04 –
VORTEX CHANDELIER Gold, H.780mm/30¾" W.320mm/12½" – MCL30 –
OVAL LARTIGUE CHANDELIER Clear Crystal with Nickel 4" Cylinder Dove satin shades H.735mm/29", W.1210mm/47½" – MCL11 –
HONEYCOMB CONSOLE TABLE Decayed Silver with Black Lacquer top H.860mm/33¾", W.1500mm/59" D.350mm/13¾" – CCT35 –
FIG SIDE TABLE French Brass with Black Lacquer top H.560mm/22", D.520mm/20½" – CST25 –
CONTACT DETAILS HEAD OFFICE Northbrook Business Park Farnham, Surrey GU10 5EU t +44 (0)1420 23005 f +44 (0)1420 23008 sales@portaromana.co.uk
UK SHOWROOM Ground Floor Design Centre Chelsea Harbour London SW10 0XE t +44 (0)20 7352 0440 showroom@portaromana.co.uk
UK SALES: sales@portaromana.co.uk US SALES: ussales@portaromana.co.uk EXPORT SALES: exportsales@portaromana.co.uk
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