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.
Two Doors Cabinet in Laminate and Baveno Granite by Driade 1980s Italy
By Driade
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Cabinet with two doors, inner shelves, and drawers from the Afrorismi series, it's made in gray metalized and grooved laminate, with legs and upper support in chromed metal, and over...
Granite, Chrome
Heywood Wakefield Contessa Mid Century 2 Door Bar Cabinet with Hutch
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Heywood Wakefield Contessa Mid Century 2 Door Bar Cabinet with Hutch The cabinet measures: 30 wide x 18 deep x 31.5 inches high The hutch measures:...
Wood
$3,709Sale Price|20% Off
H 71.66 in W 51.19 in D 27.56 in
1980s Italian Space Age Memphis Corner Cabinet / Copper Doors and Black Corpus
Located in Berlin, DE
This unique and unusual Italian 1980s corner cabinet / cabinet comes with copper doors. It has this Space Age or Memphis look. The cabinet is in good vintage condition. Of course it ...
Metal, Copper
$4,157Sale Price|40% Off
H 90.75 in W 52.17 in D 14.77 in
Rare Victorian Haberdashery Apothecary Shops Cabinet Fully Glazed Door Bookcase
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning extremely rare original mid Victorian Apothecary or Haberdashery cabinet This is a rare cabinet, a very rare survivor, highly coll...
Glass, Hardwood
Maison Regain Shelf Cabinet in Elm
By Maison Regain
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Maison Regain, etarage / shelf cabinet, elm, France, 1960s This cabinet in elm combines a simplified yet complex design with nifty, solid construction d...
Elm
$13,545 / item
H 78.7 in W 42.1 in D 18.1 in
Ziqqurat High Cabinet in Black and White Pattern with Red Detail by Driade Lab
By Driade, Driadelab
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vertical version follows the success of the Ziqqurat cabinet in three heights: a treasure chest available in two different heights with a hinged door and open, central compartme...
Laminate, Lacquer
$11,952 / item
H 62.9 in W 42.1 in D 18.1 in
Ziqqurat Low Cabinet in Black and White Pattern with Red Detail by Driade Lab
By Driade, Driadelab
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vertical version follows the success of the Ziqqurat cabinet in three heights: a treasure chest available in two different heights with a hinged door and open, central compartme...
Laminate, Lacquer
Two Cabinets by Mogens Koch for Rud. Rasmussen
By Rud Rasmussen, Mogens Koch
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Two cabinets in ash by Mogens Koch. Executed by Rud. Rasmussen. Reverse with paper labels ‘RUD. RASMUSSENS/SNEDKERIER/COPENHAGEN/DENMARK.
Ash
Coil Cabinet Wall Mounted by Bram Kerkhofs
Located in Geneve, CH
Coil cabinet wall mounted by Bram Kerkhofs Dimensions: D50 x W25 x H75cm Materials:Stainless steel, aluminium, elastic rope (natural rubber, polyethylene). Other dimensions are ...
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
$19,500
H 25 in W 35.5 in D 16 in
Maison Leleu, Mid-century Walnut Cabinet With Sliding Doors, France, C. 1965
By Maison Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Walnut cabinet with sliding doors, removable shelves and metal legs by Maison Leleu. For an illustration of a similar model, see Siriex, Franc¸oise. The House of Leleu. New York, Hudson Hills...
Metal
Open Cabinet by Alberto Vitelio
By Alberto Vitelio
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Open cabinet by Alberto Vitelio, Chile, 2019. Nilufar edition. Wood, automotive paint. 100 x 65 x H 190 cm, 39.3 x 25.5 x H 74.8 in. Alberto Vitelio comes...
Wood, Paint
Lolah Bar Cabinet by Kenneth Cobonpue
By Kenneth Cobonpue
Located in Geneve, CH
Lolah bar cabinet by Kenneth Cobonpue Materials: Rattan, nylon twine, steel, maple. Dimensions: 50cm x 120cm x H 194.5cm Created using construction techniques similar to boat-bu...
Steel
Metal Cabinet with Antique French Directoire Period Doors
Located in Sheffield, MA
These Directoire period metal doors were once window shutters on an 18th century French chateau that now have been repurposed and made into doors for this cabinet which can lend itse...
Iron
Two Doors Cabinet by Driade in Laminate and Baveno Granite
By Driade
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Two doors cabinet by Driade, from the "Aforismi" series. Covering in gray metalized and grooved laminate, chromed legs, top in Baveno granite, two overlapping shelves in chromed meta...
Granite, Chrome