Introducing the Portofino 2.5-Seater Sofa by Melaaura, an outdoor sofa that understands exactly what a terrace conversation requires and delivers it without compromise.

The 2.5-seater occupies a particular and valuable position in the grammar of outdoor seating. Wide enough for three at a push, generous enough for two in genuine comfort, it is the piece around which a terrace naturally organises itself. The Portofino answers this brief with a form that is at once architecturally precise and deeply inviting,a sofa that holds its own as a standalone object but comes fully alive when composed within a larger setting.

Hand-woven synthetic cord is wound over a powder-coated aluminium frame in the dense, continuous weave that defines the entire Portofino Collection. The cord runs unbroken across the body, arms, and base, giving the sofa a surface unity that reads as a single, resolved object rather than a frame with material applied to it. The weave catches the light differently across the hours of the day, textured and warm in the morning, quieter and deeper in the shade of the afternoon, lending the piece a visual richness that flat or painted surfaces simply cannot replicate.

The arms are broad and low, the seat deep, the backrest angled just enough to encourage the kind of posture that belongs to long outdoor evenings. Fitted with tailored cushions in Melaaura’s range of all-weather outdoor fabrics, the sofa moves from structural object to complete sensory experience, woven texture, soft upholstery, and open air working together without hierarchy or effort.

The finish is the collection’s signature warm greige, matte and sun-resistant, possessed of a natural depth that deepens rather than fades with time. The braided edge detail that frames the arms and crown of the backrest introduces a moment of artisanal precision that holds the entire form together, a detail that speaks quietly but carries real weight.

The Portofino 2.5-Seater Sofa is designed to anchor. Positioned at the center of a terrace composition, paired with the Portofino Lounge Chair on either side, or deployed within the broader modular configurations of the Portofino Collection, it brings coherence, calm, and a clear point of view to any outdoor space it inhabits.

It is not simply a sofa for outside. It is the piece everything else arranges itself around.

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

Custom sizing is available on request through Melaaura.