Italian furniture brand Driade offers modern designs that are joyful, whimsical and slightly mischievous — words that might be used to describe the tree nymph of Greek mythology for which the company is named. Faye Toogood’s chunky, stout Roly Poly armchair and Fabio Novembre’s enigmatic Nemo chair — in which a backrest assumes the form of a human face — are just two examples of Driade’s eclectic furnishings.
Driade was founded in 1968 by brother and sister Enrico and Antonia Astori, and Adelaide Acerbi Astori, Enrico’s wife. Described by the company as a “factory of art,” Driade was focused solely on bringing distinctive and creative seating, case pieces and decorative objects to market in its early years. The brand sought to mass-produce decor and furniture that could also be seen as provocative works of art.
Driade's initial collaborations included Italian designers such as Enzo Mari, Nanda Vigo, Giotto Stoppino and Rodolfo Bonetto, to name a few. In the 1980s, the brand worked with influential and renowned designers from around the globe. In 1984, Driade partnered with French designer Philippe Starck and debuted his iconic Costes armchair during the same year. Projects with architects and furniture designers such as Ron Arad, Toyo Ito, Borek Sipek, Patricia Urquiola and others followed into the 2000s.
Over more than five decades — the company celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2018 — Driade’s fruitful partnerships have culminated in a vast catalog of chairs, sofas, coffee tables and other furnishings for the home and garden that evoke a unique and diverse blend of cultures.
Driade has also garnered international acclaim, winning the Compasso d’Oro award in 1979 and 2001 for Enzo Mari’s Delfira chair and ebony-finished, chipboard-top table, and again in 2008 for Ron Arad’s MT3 rocking armchair.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of vintage and contemporary Driade tables, cabinets, armchairs and other furniture.
$7,425 / item
Love L183 Traffic White & Fluo Pink by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
With its characterizing and intriguing shape, the LOVE cabinet is an expressive bill, a two-dimensional poster that speaks of love. The union between aesthetics and function makes th...
Lacquer
$7,425 / item
Love L183 Traffic White & Graphite Grey by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
With its characterizing and intriguing shape, the LOVE cabinet is an expressive bill, a two-dimensional poster that speaks of love. The union between aesthetics and function makes th...
Lacquer
$8,580 / item
Love L243 Ruby Red & Light Grey by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
With its characterizing and intriguing shape, the LOVE cabinet is an expressive bill, a two-dimensional poster that speaks of love. The union between aest...
Lacquer
$7,425 / item
LOVE L183 Traffic Black & Light Grey by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
With its characterizing and intriguing shape, the LOVE cabinet is an expressive bill, a two-dimensional poster that speaks of love. The union between aesthetics and function makes th...
Lacquer
$7,425 / item
Love L183 Ruby Red & Fluo Pink by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
With its characterizing and intriguing shape, the LOVE cabinet is an expressive bill, a two-dimensional poster that speaks of love. The union between aesthetics and function makes th...
Lacquer
Wells III Vase Colorless 49hcm By Driade, Borek Sipek
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Sipek glassware collection is a work of art, each glass is different; each one is characterized by a personal decoration and a personal colour;each one has its decoration and colour ...
Blown Glass
Watteau I Vase Colorless 93hcm By Driade, Borek Sipek
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Sipek glassware collection is a work of art, each glass is different; each one is characterized by a personal decoration and a personal colour;each one has its decoration and colour ...
Blown Glass
Leonardo Candlesticks Colorless & Various Colors 44hcm By Driade, Borek Sipek
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Sipek glassware collection is a work of art, each glass is different; each one is characterized by a personal decoration and a personal colour;each one has its decoration and colour ...
Blown Glass
Hera Vase Colorless & Green 59hcm By Driade, Borek Sipek
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Sipek glassware collection is a work of art, each glass is different; each one is characterized by a personal decoration and a personal colour;each one has its decoration and colour ...
Blown Glass
Argencourt Vase Colorless & Yellow 70hcm By Driade, Borek Sipek
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Sipek glassware collection is a work of art, each glass is different; each one is characterized by a personal decoration and a personal colour;each one has its decoration and colour ...
Blown Glass
$2,045 / item
Perigot Vase Colorless & Red by Driade, Borek Sipek
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Sipek glassware collection is a work of art, each glass is different; each one is characterized by a personal decoration and a personal colour;each one has its decoration and colour ...
Blown Glass
Francesca Vase Colorless & Red 43hcm By Driade, Borek Sipek
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Sipek glassware collection is a work of art, each glass is different; each one is characterized by a personal decoration and a personal colour;each one has its decoration and colour ...
Blown Glass
$1,830 / item
Adam Vase Blue & Black by Driade, Borek Sipek
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Sipek glassware collection is a work of art, each glass is different; each one is characterized by a personal decoration and a personal colour;each one has its decoration and colour ...
Blown Glass
$1,040 / item
Vichy Tableware by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The imaginative, extravagant and fantastic Borek Sipek invites us to visit a world similar to the circus and italian opera buffa: The characters are all ...
Glass
Babal Vase Colorless & Green by Driade, Borek Sipek
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Sipek glassware collection is a work of art, each glass is different; each one is characterized by a personal decoration and a personal colour;each one has its decoration and colour ...
Blown Glass
$875 / item
Vigny Tableware 33.5hcm By Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The imaginative, extravagant and fantastic Borek Sipek invites us to visit a world similar to the circus and italian opera buffa: The characters are all ...
Glass
$815 / item
Ordini Vase White and Brass by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Ordini is a playful and surprising interpretation of classical architectural orders. The workmanship of the vases recalls the mouldings of vitruvian orders in which decorative archit...
Ceramic
$231 / item
Gear Vase Black Colour by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
As its name indicates, the Gear vase collection is inspired by the geometry of gears.The shape is formed by teeth and pitches that alternate vertically as we...
Ceramic
$231 / item
Gear Vase Black Colour by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
As its name indicates, the Gear vase collection is inspired by the geometry of gears.The shape is formed by teeth and pitches that alternate vertically as we...
Ceramic
$231 / item
Gear Vase Blue and Red Colour by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
As its name indicates, the Gear vase collection is inspired by the geometry of gears.The shape is formed by teeth and pitches that alternate vertically as well as horizontally.When s...
Ceramic
$8,745 / item
Hidalgo Blue Sapphire Painted Steel By Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
For a unique and original interior design, eccentric and at the same time extremely elegant, Hidalgo is a vertical sideboard with an unusual design, spokesperson for the Driade codes...
Steel
$11,880 / item
Hidalgo Shiny Beige Brown Polished Steel By Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
For a unique and original interior design, eccentric and at the same time extremely elegant, Hidalgo is a vertical sideboard with an unusual design, spokesperson for the Driade codes...
Steel
$9,790 / item
Hidalgo White Black Painted Steel by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
For a unique and original interior design, eccentric and at the same time extremely elegant, Hidalgo is a vertical sideboard with an unusual design, spokesperson for the Driade codes...
Steel