September 2014

Presenting Enchanted Forest during London Design Festival

Aptly enough, it was a chance meeting in a garden that began Porta Romana’s collaboration with 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.

Watch the movie about the collection here and start the enchanted journey here.

Porta Romana is a British furniture and lighting company that collaborate with highly skilled sculptors and artists to produce timeless and unique pieces destined for the world's most beautiful interiors.

Our pieces are being presented during the London Design Festival both at our studio and at Porta Romana’s showroom for FOCUS/14 at the Design Centre, Chelsea.

The London Design Festival runs from 13-21 September with events taking place throughout the city.