Generated by the movement of a square module in space to develop objects that vary in terms of their materials, colours and functional uses, the Modern system of units, worktops and shelves created by Piero Lissoni in 1997 is the object in 2010 of major restyling, to update it again in the light of contemporary requirements.
Reworked across-the-board with reduced thicknesses, a new graphic look, different types of base, new finishes, more immediate opening solutions and configurations made-to-measure for contemporary living and working spaces, it will be the main protagonist of Porro day ambiances.
With a touch of delicacy, without foregoing technical solidity, its square modular grid has a reduced thickness, 12 mm, in a work of calibrated subtraction that gives rise to an airy matrix, the new “raster” module, as a starting point in order to also develop sizeable volumes.
New fronts reduced of 8mm on all sides compared to the serial-produced doors revolutionise its external appearance creating a very pleasant graphic interplay of profiles and edgings, giving the surface three-dimensionality and a new dynamism. An apparently aesthetic choice reveals to the careful eye an opening solution in the thickness, avoiding even more the presence of protruding handles for an elegant, impactful visual effect.
Always with lightness and movement as the watchwords, the Modern types of sideboard and closed unit are renewed by adding wheels or using a new base, a painted metal plate available in all the colours of the sample collection and in two heights, 15 and 26 cm.
Finally, Modern 2010 is also renewed from the perspective of materials with the new black stained hemlock finish, which combines a chic sobriety with a surface rich in grain and natural to the touch, the new moon white lacquer, or ,for those who prefer color, the glossy or matt lacquers of Porro sample collection.