Driade Building and Garden Elements
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.
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Driade Building and Garden Elements
Plastic
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Driade Building and Garden Elements
Chrome
1930s French French Provincial Vintage Driade Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Driade Building and Garden Elements
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Early 20th Century Art Deco Driade Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Driade Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
1940s Vintage Driade Building and Garden Elements
Sheet Metal
Early 20th Century French Driade Building and Garden Elements
Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Driade Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic, Terracotta
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Driade Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century European Driade Building and Garden Elements
Porcelain
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Driade Building and Garden Elements
Brass
1930s French Art Nouveau Vintage Driade Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
