Showroom Claude Cartier, 25, rue Auguste-Comte

Porro strengthens its presence in France through its relationship with Claude Cartier, standing-alone representative of design in Lyon, with its long-term commitment to the spreading of contemporary furnishing in the city. To the historical showroom in rue de Sala, Claude Cartier opened a new space 250 square meters in rue Auguste-Comte, where a personal selection of prestigious editors will be presented.
The double openings of the place allow introducing on the road-side a warm and modern ambience with Antonio Citterio by Flexform proposals while on the yard-side, inside a wide loft on two stores, Porro collections, supervised by Piero Lissoni.

Geometrical shapes, formal cleanness and functions of Porro systems and collections define the bedroom and the living room areas of the Lyon loft, including armchairs, upholstered units and accessories by many international brands.
In the central living room area,  elements and tops of  Modern system collection designed by Piero Lissoni is introduced with a  sideboard supported by the Lama feet with open units in black-stained hemlock and   white lacquered doors. Hanging on the wall, the Load-It bookcase, designed by Wolfgang Tolk with  shelves in seteel and wall lacquered panels in mat   white stands out as a sculpture, while in the centre  Modern low boards are available in the three main Porro wooden finishes , natural hemlock, mongoi and black-stained hemlock.

In the bedroom on the higher floor the Shin bed enriched with leather cushions and the steel tubular footboard, matched with the Offshore bedside table, in white lacquer, while the wardrobes, open modules and walk-in closets versions of  Storage collection are presented here with the ‘Scoop’ pull-out sliding doors, in white back-painted glass. Structures manufactured in "cenere" hemlock are enriched with new customized solutions and accessories, as tidying your wardrobe was never so simple and inviting: from the new interior LED lamp switched on thanks to the presence of an optical sensor , to the new shelves with glass top built-in the wooden profile as to perceive the content inside.

In the living room, there is a  Taac extensible Taac, designed by the young Italian designer Michele Cazzaniga, moving from a minimum of 190 cm long to a maximum of 3 meters, in the precious eucalyptus finish. A dark, extremely consistent and richly shaded wood,  as  the eucalyptus , was also chosen for  System NXT,  the modular  system featuring open units absolutely perfect  for any house and office as well, in a unique composition, with the 33 cm unit, closed with a sliding door and  equipped with the new removable tray-drawers.
The ambiance is furthermore completed with Neve chairs in black-stained ash whose lines are  rigorous but soft as well, modernly reinterpreting the classic wood chair, and the Groove bench,  in black-stained hemlock, with a simplified design.

For Porro the new Claude Cartier showroom strengthens the strategic importance of France among the most interesting territories in  the international panorama  of modern design and one of the main countries looking to the  living quality,  further confirming the recognition of the brand in this country, through its systems, iconic pieces and latest proposals.