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A N N I V E R S A R Y<br />

Siamo a Pontedera, in Toscana, negli anni ’50: Portos entra alla Piaggio, scelto tra tanti<br />

candidati da esperti ingegneri che vedono in lui le doti giuste.<br />

La Vespa fa muovere l’Italia, e le mani di Portos contribuiscono a far nascere lo scooter più<br />

famoso del mondo. Arrivano gli anni ’60, quelli del “boom”, e nel fermento generale del<br />

momento Portos decide di lasciare la Piaggio e avviare un’idea imprenditoriale con alcuni<br />

amici, creando una bottega artigianale dove realizzare oggetti e accessori in ottone per<br />

aziende di arredamento. Poi un giorno accetta la sfida che cambierà la sua vita: realizzare un<br />

letto su disegno. Per i suoi soci il progetto è troppo complicato, secondo loro non vale la pena<br />

perderci tempo, così Portos decide di continuare la strada da solo, e di provarci. Quando il<br />

letto è finito, è un grande piacere metterci la firma: Giusti Portos.<br />

Il cognome toscano e il nome romanzesco si accavallano a creare un marchio unico e<br />

riconoscibile.<br />

Every time that Portos saw a Vespa go by he thought: “There’s soul in that metal.” We are in<br />

Pontedera, in Tuscany in the 1950s: Portos was taken on at Piaggio, chosen from among the<br />

many candidates by expert engineers who saw that he had the right talents. The Vespa got<br />

Italy on the move, and Portos had a hand in bringing to life the most famous scooter in the<br />

world. Then came the 1960s, the boom years, and during the general ferment Portos decided<br />

to leave Piaggio and set up a business with some friends, creating an artisans’ workshop<br />

making brass objects and accessories for furniture companies. Then one day he accepted the<br />

challenge that was to change his life: making a made-to-measure bed. The project was too<br />

complicated for his partners; they thought it was not worth wasting time over so Portos<br />

decided to continue on his way alone and to have a go. When the bed was finished, he had<br />

great pleasure in putting his signature on it: Giusti Portos. The Tuscan surname and the<br />

romantic name came together to create a unique and recognisable trademark.<br />

Giusti Portos

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