GERGEI ERDEI X PORTA ROMANA
INTRODUCING GERGEI'S DEBUT LIGHTING AND FURNITURE COLLECTION WITH RENOWNED BRITISH FURNITURE BRAND PORTA ROMANA. A CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP BUILT ON SHARED VALUES — THE COLLECTION SEAMLESSLY BLENDS OUR DESIGN SENSIBILITY WITH PORTA ROMANA'S EXPERT CRAFTSMANSHIP, FEATURING SIX MADE-TO-ORDER PIECES INSPIRED BY GERGEI'S FIRST MEMORIES OF STORIED FAMILY OBJECTS AND HIS DISTINCTIVE AESTHETIC INFLUENCED BY ANCIENT ROME.
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GERGEI CAREFULLY DEVELOPED A SELECTION OF EARLY PROTOTYPES USING DRAPED CALICO, DRAWING ON HIS FORMATIVE FASHION EXPERIENCE TO INFORM THE CREATIVE PROCESS — BLENDING ARTISANAL MAKING WITH COUTURE THINKING. OUR IN-HOUSE ARTISTS TRANSLATED THIS VISION INTO DETAILED SCULPTURAL DESIGNS, WITH BESPOKE, HAND-APPLIED PAINTED FINISHES DEVELOPED TO EMPHASISE FORM AND TEXTURE. THE RESULT IS BOTH LAYERED AND THEATRICAL.
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UNITED BY A SHARED COMMITMENT TO LOCAL PRODUCTION AND TRADITIONAL MAKING TECHNIQUES, THE COLLECTION, ENTIRELY BRITISH-MADE, CELEBRATES ARTISTRY AND STORYTELLING — CREATING MODERN HEIRLOOMS DESTINED TO HOLD THEIR MEANING FOR GENERATIONS.
hand-sculpted forms
THE DESIGNS WERE HAND-SCULPTED IN CLAY AT PORTA ROMANA’S SURREY STUDIO, BASED ON CALICO TOILES DRAPED BY GERGEI. EACH PIECE WAS THEN HAND-CAST AND METICULOUSLY FINISHED IN THE PAINTING STUDIO, WHERE NEW PRODUCT-SPECIFIC FINISHES WERE DEVELOPED TO COMPLEMENT THE FORMS. THESE INCLUDE ANZIANO WHITE - A WARM, PARCHMENT-LIKE SHADE AS WELL AS GILTED VERDIGRIS AND GILTED NEW BRONZE, BOTH CREATED TO ACCENTUATE THE STYLISED DRAPERY AND DISTINCTIVE SURFACE TEXTURES.
complex craftsmanship
HERO PIECES SUCH AS THE TEATRO CONSOLE REQUIRED FIVE SEPARATE MOULDS AND EXTENSIVE HAND-FINISHING TO CREATE THE DESIGN INSPIRED BY THE GRAND CURTAINS OF ROMAN PALAZZOS. NEW METAL ROLLERS AND SCULPTING TECHNIQUES WERE DEVELOPED TO ACHIEVE UNIQUE TEXTURES, LIKE THE DISTINCTIVE INDENTED SURFACE OF THE TIBERIO MIRROR.
BESPOKE HANDCRAFTED LAMPSHADES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED BY OUR IN-HOUSE STUDIO, INCLUDING CRUSHED PAPER AND CHALK LINEN FORMS, PAIRED WITH LEATHER OR RAFFIA BINDING DETAILS. ALL MATERIALS CAREFULLY SELECTED BY ERDEI TO COMPLIMENT THE COLLECTION. TABLE TOPS HAVE EQUALLY BEEN SELECTED FOR THEIR TEXTURE AND TONE TO WORK PERFECTLY WITH THE OVERALL STORY, INCLUDING A DISTINCTIVE VEINED MARONE MARBLE AND UNFILLED ROMANO TRAVERTINE.
teatro wall light
THE TEATRO WALL LIGHT CAPTURES THE ELEGANCE AND DRAMA OF ROMAN PALAZZOS AND THEATRES, DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ARTIST GERGEI ERDEI. INSPIRED BY THE FOLDS OF HEAVY CURTAINS, ITS HAND-SCULPTED DESIGN CREATES A STRIKING THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORM, GENTLY CURVING AWAY FROM THE SURFACE OF THE WALL TO CREATE AN IMPACTFUL SILHOUETTE. EACH PIECE IS INDIVIDUALLY HANDCRAFTED FROM A PROTOTYPE ORIGINALLY DRAPED FROM FABRIC, PRESERVING THE ARTISTRY OF ITS CREATION. SUBTLE IMPERFECTIONS IN THE SURFACE TEXTURE REFLECT THE HAND OF THE MAKER. SUITED TO BOTH CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY INTERIORS. AVAILABLE IN ANZIANO WHITE OR GILTED VERDIGRIS — NEW FINISHES DEVELOPED FOR THE COLLECTION.
teatro console
THE TEATRO CONSOLE IS INSPIRED BY THE GRAND CURTAINS OF ROMAN PALAZZOS. ITS ANGULAR, STYLISED FOLDS ARE METICULOUSLY HAND-SCULPTED AND CAST IN OUR SURREY STUDIO USING FIVE SEPARATE MOULDS. THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS THEN HAND-FINISHED IN ONE OF THE DISTINCTIVE PAINTED FINISHES DEVELOPED FOR THE COLLECTION, WITH EACH PIECE CARRYING THE UNIQUE IMPRINT OF ITS MAKER. PERFECT FOR HALLWAYS OR LIVING SPACES, THE FREESTANDING CONSOLE BALANCES BOLD DESIGN WITH ARTISANAL CRAFTSMANSHIP. AVAILABLE IN ANZIANO WHITE WITH AN UNFILLED ROMANO TRAVERTINE TOP OR GILTED NEW BRONZE WITH A POLISHED MARONE MARBLE TOP — SELECTED TO COMPLIMENT THE DESIGN STORY.
teatro mirror
THE TEATRO MIRROR CELEBRATES THE GRANDEUR OF ROMAN PALAZZOS AND THEATRES, YET SUBTLY TAKES ON THE FORM OF THE STORIED FAMILY OBJECTS THAT INSPIRED THE COLLECTION. HAND-SCULPTED FROM A PROTOTYPE DRAPED FROM FABRIC, THE FRAME SHOWCASES ANGULAR, STYLISED FOLDS THAT BRING A DYNAMIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL QUALITY TO THE DESIGN. EACH PIECE RETAINS SUBTLE IRREGULARITIES FROM THE SCULPTING PROCESS, A DELIBERATE CHOICE THAT EMPHASISES THE ARTISANAL CRAFTSMANSHIP. AVAILABLE IN ANZIANO WHITE OR GILTED VERDIGRIS — NEW FINISHES DEVELOPED WITH ERDEI TO EMPHASISE THE UNIQUE DRAPED FORM.
TIBERIO MIRROR
THE TIBERIO MIRROR FEATURES AN EVOCATIVE FRAME WITH DISTINCTIVE WAVE DETAILS INSPIRED BY THE STORIED FAMILY OBJECTS OF ERDEI’S FORMATIVE YEARS. THE MIRROR, CAST FROM THE ORIGINAL HAND-SCULPTED CLAY FORM IS METICULOUSLY CRAFTED USING SPECIAL TOOLS TO ACHIEVE A UNIQUE SURFACE TEXTURE REMINISCENT OF ANCIENT ROMAN JEWELLERY. THE RESULT IS A DESIGN THAT EMBODIES BOTH ARTISTIC CRAFTSMANSHIP AND TIMELESS ELEGANCE, A TRUE LABOUR OF LOVE AND ARTISANAL SKILL. AVAILABLE IN GOLD OR GILTED NEW BRONZE — DEVELOPED TO EMPHASISE THE UNIQUE SURFACE TEXTURE.
etrusco lamp
THE ETRUSCO LAMP PAYS HOMAGE TO ANCIENT ROMAN AMPHORAS WHILE REFERENCING THE SYMMETRY OF ART DECO DESIGN. THE SCULPTED BASE FEATURES DISTINCTIVE DETAILS, ELEVATED ON A SLEEK HAND-FORGED AND TEXTURED PEDESTAL FOR ADDED PRESENCE. HANDCRAFTED AND BALANCED IN PROPORTION, THE ETRUSCO SERVES AS BOTH FUNCTIONAL LIGHTING AND ARTISTIC CENTREPIECE, OFFERING A REFINED FUSION OF PAST AND PRESENT. AVAILABLE IN ANZIANO WHITE AND DISTRESSED GOLD OR NEW BRONZE AND DISTRESSED GOLD. FINISHES SELECTED BY ERDEI TO PERFECTLY COMPLEMENT THE DESIGN.
pilaro side table
THE PILARO SIDE TABLE EVOKES HIS INTERTWINING WHIMSICAL SKETCH OF AN ANCIENT ROMAN COLUMN. ENTIRELY HAND-FORGED AND HANDMADE IN SURREY, IT FEATURES A TEXTURED FINISH AND CONTRASTING FEET THAT REINTERPRET TASSELS IN AN ABSTRACT, GEOMETRIC FORM. THE RESULT IS A SCULPTURAL, CONVERSATION-WORTHY PIECE THAT ADDS PERSONALITY AND SOPHISTICATION TO ANY LIVING SPACE. AVAILABLE IN DISTRESSED GOLD WITH MARONE MARBLE TOP OR VERDIGRIS AND DISTRESSED GOLD WITH UNFILLED ROMANO TRAVERTINE TOP — SELECTED TO COMPLIMENT THE DESIGN.
