Mary Bar Cabinet
The extraordinary skills of Porada’s best artisans are stressed in a unique piece of furniture created by the French designer Patrick Jouin: Mary modern bar cabinet.
This furnishing item is characterised by rounded and thin shapes. Its slender figure with a cylindrical shape, made of Canaletta walnut wood, is composed of two main parts. The base has a storage space equipped with a wooden shelf, while the four carved petals in walnut, assembled around an iced glass plate, give a total unexpected look to the central element. When closed, this elegant bar cabinet subtly reveals its contents, while once opened, the interior compartment brightens up thanks to a USB-rechargeable led lighting with human presence sensor. Brushed brass details and backdrop add a touch of brightness to this cabinet.
An established talent in French design, he was born in 1967 in Nantes, France. In 1992 he graduated from ENSCI- Les Ateliers in Paris. Patrick Jouin is a designer whose creativity quickly won recognition on the international arena, through important collaborations with prestigious brands and his monographic exhibition at the Pompidou Centre in 2009. He received the “Compasso d’oro” award in 2011 and became a leading figure in the international design scene. Many of his creations are exhibited in museums around the world, including the “Solid” collection at MoMA in New York. The collaboration with Porada started with the Ella and Louis chairs and it has continued fruitfully since then.
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.