TORD BOONTJE
COLLECTION
Aptly enough, it was a chance
meeting in a garden that began
Porta Romana’s collaboration with
the wonderful Tord Boontje.
His exquisite interpretations
of natural motifs; creeping ivy,
fluid branches and textured bark
provided the perfect centrepieces
for the Enchanted Forest collection.
Tord remarks that the forest concept
is a ‘familiar landscape’ to us all,
somewhere we can connect with
and a place to let our imaginations
run wild. So fallen trees and sunlight
now become a pair of side tables
– a meeting place for woodland
creatures perhaps. Sprawling ivy is
tamed and twisted around a
framework, projecting enchanting
shadows of leaves and tendrils on to
the nearest surface. And chairs that
appear to be growing straight from
tree roots delicately appear on the
forest floor – whimsically beautiful.
There is a sense of romanticism
and pure magic to Tord’s designs.
Combine this with Porta Romana’s
family of skilled artisan craftspeople
and the result is something really
quite special.
Welcome to the Enchanted Forest.
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