Available in two versions, with and without armrests, Andy is an upholstered dining chair with a solid wooden frame in Canaletta walnut or ash, available in all the finishes of the collection.
With a high back and curved frame, Andy’s ergonomic shape makes this chair ideal to be used in a more formal setup of a meeting room or in the livelier and more convivial atmosphere of a living room, around the dining table. The comfortable seat, as well as the upholstery materials available, give a unique character to this chair: a leather cover, for a more sophisticated attire, or fabric, for a softer look. The buttons on the back can match the main cover selected for the back and seat or can be in contrast using different colours and materials.
Since 2011 he has been in charge of product development director and designer at Porada. He was born in Cantù (Como) in 1967, in his twenties he studied at IPSIA G. Meroni of Lissone, near Milan, as a technician for the furniture and design industry. In 1990 he obtained a master’s degree in Industrial Design at Instituto Europeo di Design in Milan. After graduation, Ballabio worked for the Paolo Nava design practice and then for Paola Navone as senior designer. During his career he designed many products, some of which can be found exhibited at the Triennale in Milano. For Porada he designed many of the most popular products, including the highly successful Ziggy collection. What makes its design unique is the steadily search for the perfect combination of aesthetics and functionality.
Porada
Everything ‘s born from the love of wood. The solid wood, worked with the craftsmanship of those who know how to turn a log into a piece of artwork. Porada has its origin in this passion. It was established in 1968 by Luigi Allievi with the aim of expanding the production of chairs, started in 1948.
The Porada collection is wide and varied, made up of a multitude of occasional furniture developed in cooperation with designers as Marconato and Zappa, Carlo Ballabio, David Dolcini, Emmanuel Gallina, Patrick Jouin, Tarcisio Colzani, Staffan Tollgard, Studio Opera, Gino Carollo, Dainelli Sudio and Studio Buratti among the others.