Maldini: Celebrating A Legacy of Porada

Everything‘s born from the love of the wood. Nothing compares to solid wood, worked with the craftsmanship of those who know how to turn a log into a piece of artwork. Porada has its origin from this passion. Today their work is celebrated globally and also available in South Africa through agents Maldini.

Established in 1968, Porada was started by Luigi Allievi with the aim of expanding the production of chairs, started in 1948. With the support of his sons, who became promoters, the company went on to make quality and professionalism its own base.

Excellent quality and considerable experience in the wood manufacturing business shortly gave the company a solid and well-defined identity, which nowadays expresses itself in refined products that contribute to design a domestic environment, where the everyday living needs are met. They have built a reputation with the right balance between form and function in every object. A work that in half a century has managed to turn the founder’s dream into reality.

Let’s take a closer look at some of the offerings:

Fellow

Fellow is a striking sofa with a frame in solid canaletta walnut and a cover in the fabrics of the collection designed by Marconato & Zappa.

Pileo

Pileo Alta is a floor lamp in solid canaletta walnut and tinplated shade designed by Sovrappensiero.

Giove

The Giove mirror from Porada is a round wall mirror that can be hung or made to stylishly rest against a wall. The frame in solid Canaletta Walnut oozes refinement and luxury. Other finishes include Canaletta walnut moka stained, Canaletta walnut wenge stained, gold and natural.

Porada is available in South Africa through Maldini. They bring the world of refined Italian furniture to South African shores. You can also find everything you need on their new exciting website.

For more visit www.maldini.co.za.