Introducing the Portofino Dining Chair by Melaaura, an outdoor seat that asks more of the dining table and of the terrace it belongs to.

Each chair is hand-woven from continuous lengths of synthetic cord, wound over a powder-coated aluminium frame in a tight, interlocking pattern that gives the body and backrest their quietly textured character. The weave is dense without being heavy, precise without being cold, a rhythm of interlocking loops that catches the light differently depending on the hour, lending the piece a surface quality that shifts across the day.

The finish is a warm greige, sun-resistant and matte, with none of the artificiality that lesser synthetic materials betray under direct light. The braided crown edge at the top of the backrest introduces a detail of genuine craft, a seam where function and gesture converge, and where the hand of the maker remains legible in an otherwise restrained form. Four slender legs lift the frame with an easy lightness, keeping the silhouette open and unencumbered from every angle.

The slightly reclined backrest offers the kind of support that encourages you to stay a little longer than you planned. Not a lounging chair, but not a chair that hurries you either, it occupies the precise middle ground that outdoor dining demands, where comfort and composure must coexist without compromise.

The Portofino Dining Chair is designed to live within a larger composition. Arranged around the Portofino dining table, paired with a cushion in a complementary fabric, or mixed across the full Portofino Collection, it brings a coherence to outdoor dining that feels considered rather than merely coordinated.

It is not simply a chair for outside. It is proof that the outdoor table deserves to be sat at properly.

Available in Sage Green Weave, Black Weave, Natural Honey Teak, Ivory Weave, Dark Brown Weave, and Taupe Weave.