Porro's Materic is a table with a sculptural and essential design, which enhances the purity of the materials. Composed of a solid conical base and a circular or elliptical top, it plays on refined material contrasts, such as wood, marble and metal. The smooth surfaces and pure volumes underline its timeless elegance, transforming it into an iconic piece capable of defining the space with balance and expressive force.
Porro
Porro nasce nel 1925 a Montesolaro di Carimate grazie ai fratelli Giulio e Stefano Porro. Negli anni ’50, con la seconda generazione – Carlo, Arturo e Silvio Porro – abbraccia il Modernismo, collaborando con l’architetto Giulio Moscatelli.Nel 1966, Bruno Munari crea il logo aziendale, mentre negli anni ’80, con l’ingresso della terza generazione – Lorenzo, Fabio, Giovanni e Danilo Porro – il design diventa centrale. Inizia così la collaborazione con Piero Lissoni, art director dal 1989 e autore di icone come il tavolo Ferro (1994).L’azienda cresce a livello internazionale con designer come Wolfgang Tolk, Werner Aisslinger, Christophe Pillet, Jean Marie Massaud, Front, Alessandro Mendini, GamFratesi, Gabriele e Oscar Buratti, Nao Tamura. Nel 2014 entra Maria Porro, oggi responsabile marketing e comunicazione.
Piero Lissoni (born in Seregno in 1956) is a renowned Italian architect and designer, protagonist of contemporary design. Graduated in Architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan, in 1986 he founded Lissoni Associati, a multidisciplinary studio active in architecture, interior, product and graphic design. Art director of Alpi, Boffi, Living Divani, Lualdi, Porro and Sanlorenzo, he has collaborated with prestigious brands such as Alessi, B&B Italia, Cappellini, Cassina, Kartell and Flos. His career spans projects globally, with an elegant and innovative approach.