Since day one, the heart of Porta Romana has been the painting studio, we call it ‘the workshop’. It is from here that simple metal, wood and composite is transformed and detailed to become one of our exquisite finished pieces. Over the decades we have created scores of new and elaborate techniques that includes 16 different shades of Gold.  Each new collection challenges us to create new finishes, from convincingly aged plaster, to perfecting the patina of a mussel shell.