Porta Lounge

The Porta armchair arose from observation of the entrance portico of the Chandigarh Assembly Hall, designed by Le Corbusier in 1951. The armchair is an abstraction of the brutalism and duality of this portico, combining the soft, adaptable character of a curved main element with the rigorous, rectilinear character of the parallel planes that support it. Porta is a high-backed armchair of great comfort. Its rigorous construction exhibits subtle, polished details. This new edition of Porta features the ‘soft’ version, an upholstery finish with removable covers and a plush appearance that creates a sense of comfort for the user.

The frame is made from solid ash wood stained to resemble European oak, with a seat shell made from ash plywood. The shell is padded with non-deformable, CFC-free expanded polyurethane foam. The seat and backrest of the Porta Soft are covered with a removable cover containing a silicone-coated fibre filling.