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.
Free Shipping Nemo Miniatura Decorative Object Abs Metallic Silver By Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The miniature of Nemo armchair, design by Fabio Novembre, a piece of forniture able to propose a mythic, abstract and universa beauty as occurred in greek art. Avaiable in the colors...
Plastic
Root Medium Blue Vase in Glass by Driade
By Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
I designed these vases thinking about the flowers in their original habitat in mind. What can be a better “container” than their own roots, the means by which nourishment and water gets to the petals and leaves?” The root vases...
Glass
Tall Gear Vase in Matte Blue by Phillippe Bestenheider for Driade
By Driade, Philippe Bestenheider
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Phillippe Bestenheider puts his name to a collection of fine, elegant vases for Driade. A tall vase, a medium vase, and a centerpiece with sophisticated matte white, black, blue, and...
Ceramic
Medium Gear Vase in Matte Blue by Phillippe Bestenheider for Driade
By Philippe Bestenheider, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Phillippe Bestenheider puts his name to a collection of fine, elegant vases for Driade. A tall vase, a medium vase, and a centrepiece with sophi...
Ceramic
Root Small Blue Vase in Glass by Driade
By Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
I designed these vases thinking about the flowers in their original Habitat in mind. What can be a better “container” than their own roots, the means by which nourishment and water gets to the petals and leaves?” The root vases...
Glass
French Mid-Century Modern Black Matte Decorative Object
Located in Miami, FL
A very good quality French midcentury black matte decorative object. Signed. The top is removable for if displaying in a more modern setting.
Pottery
$650Sale Price|33% Off
H 19 in W 13.5 in D 7.5 in
Antique Silver Plated Urn with Leaf Detailing, 1940, Decorative Object
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1139 Large silver plated urn with applied leaf details
Silver Plate
$2,552 / item
H 27.5 in W 9.7 in D 7 in
Celine I Vase in White Porcelain with Glass Detail by Borek Sipek for Driade
By Driade, B. Sipek
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Four well managed “weddings” between different colors and materials: glass and porcelain, glass white and red. The union is sealed and divorce is not expected. Borek Sipek (1949-2016). Studied interior design at the school for Arts & Crafts in Prague from 1964-1968. He went to Germany to study architecture at the Kunsthochschule in Hamburg. He also studied aesthetics and philosophy. In 1983, he moved to the Netherlands and set up the design office that provided a base for his subsequent explorations of oriental and occidental arts and crafts. His fateful encounter with Driade resulted in furniture and objects. The ideas eventually found their way into the Eidos, Malastrana and Follies Collections. Sipek's systematic revisitations of traditional Craft techniques and materials have won several prestigious awards including, the Croix Chevalier Dans L'ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres from the French Government in 1991. In 1993, he won the Prins Bernard Fons Prize for architecture and arts. Sipek has an international reputation as an imaginative and versatile artist. He was appointed Prague castle architect by Czech president, Vaclav Havel. He worked from 1992-1996 on architectural detailing and other features of Joze...
Glass
1970s Italian Handcrafted Glass Fish Vase - Decorative Object
Located in Roma, IT
Glass fish realized in the 70s by an italian Manufacture. 13 x 13 x 9 cm Very Good condition
Glass
17th Century Stoneware Salt Glazed Jug Free Shipping!
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Wonderful stoneware Jug from the 17th century. In good condition. A perfect item for the Wabi Sabi, Natural looking interiors.
Stoneware
Coral Y Atlantis Collection Decorative Object by Angeliki Stamatakou
Located in Geneve, CH
Coral Y Atlantis Collection Decorative object by Angeliki Stamatakou One of a kind, 2022 Dimensions: H13 x W16 cm. Materials: Stoneware, handmade glaze. Color: pink with ivory. ...
Stoneware
Exquisite Decorative Crystal and Gilded Bronze Object, 1960s
Located in PARIS, FR
This stunning decorative piece from the 1960s combines the elegance of hand-cut crystal with the timeless beauty of gilded bronze. Standing at an impressive 35 cm in height, the intr...
Bronze
Orrefors Sweden Crystal Jar, 1970s Design, Decorative Object
By Orrefors
Located in Roma, IT
Orrefors sweden jar is a decorative object designed by Orrefors Sweden, in the 1970s. Crystal vase, 7,5 x 11 cm. Very good conditions
Crystal