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.
Fabio Novembre Driade "Venus" Bookcase in Natural Oak, Designed
By Driade, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The "Venus" bookcase designed by Fabio Novembre and manufactured by Driade. The structure is made of oak veneer while the statue consists of marble powder mixed with resin. Novembre draws his inspiration from the wooden crates used...
Marble
Italian modern modular bookcase Programma 1 Antonia Astori De Ponti Driade 1970s
By Driade, Antonia Astori
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern modular bookcase Programma 1 Antonia Astori De Ponti Driade 1970s Modular bookcase Programma 1 composed of 43 wooden modules lacquered i...
Wood
$4,906Sale Price|30% Off
Modular Bookcase Sideboard by Enzo Mari for Driade, Italian Design
By Driade, Enzo Mari, Antonia Astori
Located in Milano, IT
Modular sideboard bookcase "Bric" by Enzo Mari for Driade in wood, a work of Italian design that combines elegance and functionality. Iconic piece perfect for modern and sophisticate...
Wood
"Zigzag" Mirror Finished Steel Low Bookcase by Konstantin Grcic, Driade
By Driade, Konstantin Grcic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Zigzag" is a low bookcase version, designed by Konstantin Grcic and manufactured by Driade, featuring structure and shelves in polished steel with mirror finish. Bookends in sheet m...
Steel
"Ercole e Afrodite Composition 8" Black or White Modular Box System by Driadelab
By Driade, Driadelab
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Ercole e Afrodite Composition 8" is a modular combinable box system on a base made of poplar chipboard, reinforced by an inserted tubular steel, with bleached oak or grey painted oa...
Stainless Steel
"Zigzag" Bronze Painted Steel and Oak Veneered Low Bookcase by K. Grcic, Driade
By Driade, Konstantin Grcic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Zigzag" is a low bookcase, designed by Konstantin Grcic and manufactured by Driade, featuring structure in bronze painted steel and oak veneered shelves. Bookends in sheet metal ste...
Steel
"Zigzag" Mirror Finished Steel High Bookcase by Konstantin Grcic for Driade
By Konstantin Grcic, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Zigzag" is a high bookcase, designed by Konstantin Grcic and manufactured by Driade, featuring structure and shelves in polished steel with mirror finish. Bookends in sheet metal st...
Steel
"Zigzag" Black or White Painted Steel Low Bookcase by Konstantin Grcic, Driade
By Driade, Konstantin Grcic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Zigzag" is a low bookcase, designed by Konstantin Grcic and manufactured by Driade, featuring structure and shelves in steel finished with epoxy paint in white or black colors. Book...
Steel
$3,478 / item
Forest bookcase by Nendo for Driade
By Nendo, Driade
Located in Ravenna, IT
Bookcase designed by Nendo for Driade. The bookcase features shelves interspersed with rotated vertical elements, which serve as an aesthetic and functional element to support books....
Wood
"Virgo" Black Anodized Aluminum Open Bookcase Designed by Xavier Lust for Driade
By Xavier Lust, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Virgo" is a black anodized aluminum open structure and shelves, designed by Xavier Lust and manufactured by Driade. Indoor use only. DIMENSIONS: D. 11.8", W. 47.2", H. 78.7" "Virgo" is an "under tension" structure which assumes the typological image of a bookcase but it actually leads us to think about concave and convex surfaces relation, as well as about the energy of a bow-string. The “composition of forces” is clearly expressed by the finally achieved equilibrium. So thanks to its sculptural form, Virgo can be used as a wall bookcase and, above all, can be placed in the middle of a room. XAVIER LUST studied interior design at Institut Saint Luc...
Aluminum
"ZigZag" Bronze Painted Steel and Oak Veneered High Bookcase by K. Grcic, Driade
By Konstantin Grcic, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"ZigZag" is a high bookcase, designed by Konstantin Grcic and manufactured by Driade, featuring structure in bronze painted steel and oak veneered shelves. Bookends in sheet metal st...
Steel
Two bookcases mod. "Kaos," Antonia Astori for Driade Italia, 1990s
By Driade, Antonia Astori
Located in Milano, IT
Two Bookcase mod. "Kaos," by Antonia Astori for Driade Italia, design 1990s Struttura modulare in metallo composta da elementi componibili e ripiani di diversa altezza. Le librerie ...
Steel
"ZigZag" Bronze Painted Steel and Walnut Low Bookcase by K. Grcic, Driade
By Konstantin Grcic, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"ZigZag" is a low bookcase, designed by Konstantin Grcic and manufactured by Driade, featuring structure in bronze painted steel and Canaletto walnut veneered shelves. Bookends in sh...
Steel
"ZigZag" Black or White Painted Steel High Bookcase by Konstantin Grcic, Driade
By Driade, Konstantin Grcic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"ZigZag" is a high bookcase, designed by Konstantin Grcic and manufactured by Driade, featuring structure and shelves in steel finished with epoxy paint in white or black colors. Boo...
Steel
"ZigZag" Bronze Painted Steel and Walnut High Bookcase by K. Grcic, Driade
By Konstantin Grcic, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"ZigZag" is a high bookcase, designed by Konstantin Grcic and manufactured by Driade, featuring structure in bronze painted steel and Canaletto walnut veneered shelves. Bookends in s...
Steel
Italian metal and glass Caos San bookcase by Antonia Astori for Driade, 1990s
By Driade, Antonia Astori
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian metal and glass Caos San bookcase by Antonia Astori for Driade, 1990s. Caos San model metal and glass bookcase with structure composed of three burgundy colored metal upright...
Metal
Fabio Novembre for Driade: Venus Sculptural Bookcase with Marble Statue Bookshelf
By Fabio Novembre, Driade
Located in Varedo, MB
VENUS Bookcase Design: Fabio Novembre Manufacturer: Driade Venus is a poetic reinterpretation of the traditional bookcase. Inspired by the wooden crates used by museums to transpor...
Marble
Virgo Bookshelf in Aluminum by Driade, Design by Xavier Lust
By Xavier Lust, Driade
Located in Varedo, MB
VIRGO u2028Bookcases & Storage u2028Design: Xavier Lust Manufacturer: Driade Virgo is a striking bookcase that combines functionality with sculptural elegance. Its "tension" struct...
Aluminum
Italian modern modular bookcase Programma 1 Antonia Astori De Ponti Driade 1970s
By Driade, Antonia Astori
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern modular bookcase Programma 1 Antonia Astori De Ponti Driade 1970s Modular bookcase mod. Programma 1 composed of 4 dark blue lacquered wooden modules with a matte finis...
Wood
$10,620
H 118.12 in W 35.44 in D 15.75 in
Midcentury LB7 modular bookcase designed by Franco Albini for Poggi, Italy 1957
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Modular bookcase model LB7 designed by Franco Albini for Poggi. Marked Poggi Pavia. An extremely flexible bookcase, with different modular options, suited to being against a wall or...
Wood
$18,000
H 76 in W 159.5 in D 18 in
California Modern Cerused Oak Modular Bookcase Room Divider by Lou Hodges, 1970s
By Lou Hodges
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 80's light blue cerused oak modular wall bookcase, which is finished on the back so can also be used as a floating room divider, is by Lou Hodges and was designed and produced i...
Oak
Carlo De Carli Fiam modular bookcase, 1970
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Carlo De Carli Fiam modular bookcase, 1970
Wood
$2,118 / set
H 20.28 in W 39.77 in D 14.18 in
Danish Modern Modular Oak and Hessian bookcases by HG, 1970s. Set of 6.
By Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen, Hansen & Guldborg Møbler
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Modern Modular Oak Bookcases by HG Furniture, 1970s. Set of 6. Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern set of six bookcase modules in oak. Designed by Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sørense...
Oak
Regency Rosewood Low Bookcase
Located in Greenwich, CT
Regency period rosewood low bookcase/credenza having three doors retaining original brass grill doors and gilt bronze mounts, standing on plinth base. England circa 1830.
Rosewood
$6,588 / item
H 79.1 in W 62.9 in D 13.3 in
"ZigZag" Bronze Painted Steel and Oak Veneered High Bookcase by K. Grcic, Driade
By Konstantin Grcic, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"ZigZag" is a high bookcase, designed by Konstantin Grcic and manufactured by Driade, featuring structure in bronze painted steel and oak veneered shelves. Bookends in sheet metal st...
Steel
Scandinavian Oak Bookcase
Located in Brescia, IT
Bookcase with shelving and cabinet, 1950s/60s. Original vintage cabinet from Scandinavia consisting of two parts. The upper part is a bookcase equipped with adjustable height shelvi...
Oak
Sheraton Regency Bookcase - Single Open Front Low Bookcases Bespoke
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous single English Sheraton style low openfront bookcase hand crafted from mahogany This piece is made to order bespoke - turnaround time 2-4 weeks and measurements can be adjus...
Mahogany
$9,200Sale Price|23% Off
H 76 in W 97 in D 18 in
Pink Cerused Oak Modular Bookcase Room Divider by Lou Hodges, 1970s
By Lou Hodges
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This absolute show-stopper modular bookcase refinished in gorgeous pink cerused oak with contrasting white grain is by Lou Hodges, designed and produced in California in the 1970s an...
Oak
Scandinavian birch low open bookcase by SMF Bodafors
By SMF Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality birch bookcase made by well known makers Bodafors of Sweden. Smaller in proportions of the norm, lends itself perfectly to occupying smaller spaces in hallways and small...
Birch
Vintage Low Oak Bookcase / TV Stand, Denmark, 1960s
Located in BERKEL EN RODENRIJS, NL
A beautiful vintage Danish low bookcase crafted in oak, dating from the 1960s. Featuring clean Scandinavian lines, tapered solid oak legs, and an open shelving layout, this versatile...
Oak
Venus Bookcase Natural White Marble by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Designed by Fabio Novembre for Driade, Venus is a bookcase made in natural oak with sawn effect and with sculpture in recomposed marble in white color. A bookcase which is inspired by the wooden crates used...
Marble
Sold
H 15.75 in W 16.54 in D 16.54 in
Italian modern modular bookcase Programma 1 Antonia Astori De Ponti Driade 1970s
By Driade, Antonia Astori
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Module of the Program 1 bookcase by Antonia Astori De Ponti for Driade, 1977 Bookcase module mod. Programma 1 in bright red lacquered wood with matte finish. There are...
Wood