Porta Via Palisades Interior Design
Photo : Nancy Neil
porta via palisades
For the Palisades outpost of Porta Via, Goineau drew inspiration from Palisades Village’s seaside location while still seeking to honor the restaurant’s original concept. Sophie created an integrated approach where the influences of a marina, British tea house, and French brasserie fuse together in a timeless coastal enclave. All of the furniture in this project is custom designed.
“The connotation of organic, bistro, farm-to-table food, and coastal culture - of the Pacific Palisades and also East Coast places I went growing up, like the Hamptons and Maine - gave direction for the design approach.”
“All the textures and materials have to speak to each other. Every piece can stand on its own and be beautiful and functional.”
“I used a rich palette of past memories and rich experiences in a relaxed, contemporary setting. Brunch is the new dinner.”
“I don’t like to be generic; I like to mix styles and have references to movies, fashion and periods in history, like a collage. It creates the poetry of a space. All the textures and materials have to speak to each other. Every piece can stand on its own and be beautiful and functional.”
“For every object I do, I like for someone to feel something. If that resonates exactly with you as to what I was thinking, it’s amazing, but as long as it has an effect on you, if you have a connection with it, that is what’s important to me.”