RODA, an outdoor furniture maker on Lake Varese

RODA furniture comes from Italy, from two sites on Lake Varese north of Milan. The company was founded in 1991 by Roberto Pompa, is still run by his family, and makes outdoor sofas, chairs, tables, daybeds and accessories for homes and hotels around the world.

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Three decades

From a family idea to 50 collections

Roberto Pompa started RODA in 1991 with a plain idea: a garden or a terrace deserves furniture as considered as a living room. He named the company after his family. RO stands for Roberto and his wife Rosaria, DA for their sons Daniele and Davide.

The second decade brought design. Rodolfo Dordoni joined in 2005, first on a collection and then as art director, and the same year RODA showed at the Salone del Mobile in Milan for the first time. The catalog that followed mixed teak, metal, belts and fabrics in ways outdoor furniture had rarely tried.

In the third decade a new generation of the family took the lead, and RODA added a production and logistics site in Bodio Lomnago to its headquarters in Gavirate. Bringing prototyping, manufacturing and packing in house is what lets RODA make each piece to order in the finish a client picks.

RODA Eden teak modular sofa, RODA furniture from Italy

Milestones

The RODA timeline

Dates from RODA's own company history.

Source: RODA, Over 30 Years of Story and Sustainable Thinking.

What it is made of

RODA materials and why they work outdoors

The materials that appear across the RODA collections, with what each does in sun and rain.

From RODA's company and sustainability pages. Exact materials per piece are on each collection page.
Material	Where RODA uses it	Why it suits outdoors
Teak	Frames of sofas, chairs and tables; tabletops	Dense and oily, it resists water and weathers to silver gray if left unoiled. RODA uses FSC certified teak in several collections.
Aluminum	Frames of lounge chairs, sofas and tables	Light and rustproof, powder coated in RODA's smoke, milk and rust finishes, and recyclable again and again.
Stainless steel	Outdoor kitchen, table details	Does not corrode in rain or near the sea.
Stoneware and stone	Tabletops	Hard surfaces that take sun, heat and spills.
Belts and cords	Seats and backs of chairs and loungers	Woven supports drain and dry fast; RODA regenerates straps, fabrics and cords from recycled production material.
Cork	Planters and complements	Expanded black cork, 100 percent natural, made by a green process.

Built to last

Sustainability, the RODA way

RODA's first argument for sustainability is longevity: pieces meant to stay in use for many seasons. The company holds ISO 14001:2015 certification for its environmental management and FSC certification FSC-C155819 for wood from responsibly managed forests.

The teak in several collections is FSC certified. Straps, fabrics and cords are regenerated from recycled production material through a process that uses less water and fewer chemicals, and aluminum is used more and more because it can be recycled again and again.

RODA Teka teak sofa outdoors, RODA garden furniture in FSC certified teak

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