2. The original Portico Bed & Bath store opened in early 1992 on Spring Street in the SoHo neighborhood of
Manhattan. Before long the store became a destination for decorators, designers, architects, design editors
and homemakers. Portico re-emerged in 2009 with unique, eco-friendly home furnishings that have the
same fine craftsmanship and design integrity consumers have come to love.
FOUNDING BRAND PRINCIPLES:
Environmental commitment
Quality & durability
Attainable luxury
Modern classic aesthetic
The History
3. harmony essential core
Harmony pays homage to the Earth. In
response to our growing urban existence,
this story explores a new mindfulness of
natural wellbeing, as it looks to nature
and the natural environment. Having
lost our connection with Mother Earth, it
is time to restore the balance. Harmony
does just that: it listens to Earth’s
rhythms, opening up a new narrative
with nature that rebuilds the basic,
primitive connections to who, and what,
we are.
Looking to the sanctity of nature, soft,
mellow tones act in agreement. Almond
cream, truffle and amber green set the
scene, while apricot and peach prettify
the palette.
Nature and technology have always been
seen as a separate issue, but here they
come together to create new scenarios
for the future. This story sets off into the
world and sits somewhere between fact
and imagination, nature and nurture, as
we embrace the rich boundlessness of
the natural world.
This season reproduces and replicates
natures structure and construction.
With images that look so good they
seem unreal, nature stuns us with its
unbelievable beauty, spurring us to delve
deep into the wonders of the earth.
Core emphasizes the importance of
inner observation, it listens to gut
feelings to sift through the noise
and find the essential. The new
journey has begun, and the quest for
inspiration invites us to strip back to
the CORE- simple is sophisticated.
As we aspire to a simpler, more
organic way of life, design sets to
accumulate materials and surfaces
that reflect this evolution.
True design needs no ornamentation.
Mastering the art of editing, this
season acknowledges the origin of
organic material and appreciates its
indigenous properties.
