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prostoria  [prɒstɔːriɑː]  room in Croatian; an extent of space occupied by or sufficient or available for something; a partitioned part of the inside of a building We drew inspiration for the brand’s name from the surroundings of each product — where people and objects are protagonists of the space narrative. Every room has a story is a premise that has become the starting point for each of our designs, which are meant to

distinctive character evolves from the highly strained materials. However, the leg junctions are the main signature of its design language, achieved through the intertwined steel tubes which basically harden the whole construction. The easy chair, the collection’s founding product, enhances this concept throughout its form, created by tightly stretched leather over the metal seat shell. Its remarkable comfort is down to the material’s elasticity, which has additional support from the lumbar cushion. T H E ST R A I N C O LL ECT I O N ’s aesthetic results from the fusion of high-end...

STRAIN COLLECTION The 'strain' theme continues in the solid wood and ergonomically shaped saddle-like seat of a barstool, thus offering various ways of dynamic seating. Visually light and uncustomarily slender, the collection further consists of tables of various heights and finishes, and two newcomer chairs — strain AND UNSTRAIN. STRAIN COLLECTION

are like twins in the ST R A I N C O L L ECT I O N but convey their own typology. Similar in even more simplified ST R A I N form, their difference lies in the key family feature of intertwisting leg junctions. While ST R A I N retains the twist, which provides the necessary construction stiffness, U N ST R A I N releases it, resulting in the a contemporary interpretation of the 1950s universal chair, which is easily stackable. Both chairs have a universal flair with their ergonomic design of a solid wood seat that can be additionally upholstered with leather or fabrics for superior...

PwC Offices Sydney & Melbourne Australia Interior design by Futurespace (AU) Photography by Nicole England The Strain easy chair highlights the lounge areas of the PwC offices in Sydney and Melbourne featuring openness as a key theme of the interior design. PwC is a multinational professional services network ranked as the second largest professional services firm in the world and is known as one of the Big Four accounting companies. The interior has been arranged in a way that is less institutional and formal and more about ‘togetherness’. The Strain easy chair adds a residential appeal to...

SELECTED PROJECTS SIMON MORASI PIPERCIC Light House Collaborative Space Klaipeda, Lithuania Interior design by a01 architects (AT) Photography by a01 architects Strain easy chairs are among the main furniture pieces in the Light House’s soft interior, one of the largest collaborative spaces in the Baltic States. Light House connects startup founders, creative industry members, marketing specialists, architects, economists and others. The interior design promotes a healthy work/life balance and the development of a sustainable, innovative community. (6) Hotel One Suite Dubrovnik, Croatia...

Prostoria has transformed itself from a furniture manufacturer to a design-led company in the short time span of less than a decade. Our design is centred on our fundamental care for the end user and awareness that our products enrich people’s lives from the very beginning. Passion for design is the drive to create furniture whose quality remains paramount even as times and habits change. The quest was and still is for us to produce furniture that feels like comfort come to life — comfort as an outcome of innovation of the product’s function and thus its refined form. Our research studio...