Italian sculptor, furniture designer and maestro d’arte e mestiere (master of art and craft) Giuseppe Rivadossi is considered one of the 20th century’s leading woodworkers. His hand-carved, mid-century modern furniture has been described as poetic, ancient, ethereal and soulful.
Rivadossi was born in 1935 in Monteclana di Nave, where he still lives and works today. He began woodworking at an early age, learning the craft from his father, who founded a carpentry business in 1920. In 1962, Rivadossi took over his father’s workshop and transformed it into an artistic atelier, creating sculptural furniture and objets d’art.
Toward the late 1960s, Rivadossi’s friends and fellow woodworking artists encouraged him to exhibit his wooden sculptures at shows throughout Italy. In 1968, he participated in his first sculpture exhibition, which led to others throughout the 1970s, such as the Triennale di Milano in 1974 and the Biennale di Mentone in 1976. That same year, Rivadossi and several collaborators established Officina Rivadossi, which specialized in wooden objects, sculptures and modern furniture. Pieces included walnut dining room tables, oak sideboards and architectonic dining chairs and armchairs suitable for the home or office.
From the 1980s through the 2000s, Rivadossi’s designs took on a more organic, architectural approach. For instance, his Custodia Lombarda cabinet comprises two doors with hand-carved latticework that gradually reduces size. His decorative boxes with grooved textures, geometric patterns and curved forms also double as desktop sculptures.
In 2013, Officina Rivadossi evolved to become Habito di Giuseppe Rivadossi, which Rivadossi runs with his two sons Emanuele and Clemente. Since then, the furniture firm has shown at numerous exhibitions, including Salone del Mobile di Milano, the London Design Festival, PAD Paris and BRAFA Art Fair, in Brussels. Also, in 2018, Rivadossi received the prestigious Maestro d’Arte e Mestiere award at the Triennale di Milano.
On 1stDibs, find a range of vintage and contemporary Giuseppe Rivadossi case pieces, tables and decorative objects.
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi Single Beds in Walnut and Oak
By Giuseppe Rivadossi, Officina Rivadossi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, beds or daybeds, walnut, oak, Italy, 1980s Giuseppe Rivadossi once again proves his great eye for materialization and technicality these b...
Oak, Walnut
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi Bedroom Set in Oak
By Giuseppe Rivadossi, Officina Rivadossi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, set consisting of a double bed, headboard and nightstands, oak, Italy, 1980s Giuseppe Rivadossi once again proves his great eye for materi...
Oak
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi Single Bed in Walnut and Oak
By Giuseppe Rivadossi, Officina Rivadossi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, bed or daybed, walnut, oak, Italy, 1980s Giuseppe Rivadossi once again proves his great eye for materialization and technicality this bed ...
Oak, Walnut
Birch Bark California King-Size Bedroom Set
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Cisco's Adirondack root-style, natural lodge poles, brown birchbark with twig accent, antler handles, and pine cones. Comes with bedding. Measures: Bed 76" wide, post height 60". Six-drawer chest 64" wide x 19" deep x 48" high. Two matching nightstands...
Birch
Kent Coffey "Forum" Series Bedroom Set
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Full mid-century modern bedroom set designed by Kent Coffey. Warm walnut grain with accents of brass trim. Tall dresser: 53"h, 44"w, 20.5"d Nightstands: 24"h, 23"w, 15.75"d Long dres...
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Bedroom Set by Kroehler
By Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern bedroom set includes a low dresser, a highboy dresser, and a one drawer nightstand with a compartment underneath. The highboy features three cube shaped...
Metal
$28,591Sale Price|20% Off
H 38.19 in W 82.68 in D 114.18 in
Vintage 1950s Walnut Bedroom Set in the style of Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Manzano, IT
Vintage 1950s Walnut Bedroom Set in the style of Osvaldo Borsani - Iconic Design Step back into the golden era of Italian design with this authentic 1950s bedroom set in the style o...
Wood
$4,130 / set
H 39 in W 84 in D 90 in
Vintage Rustic Modern King Size Bedroom Set Solid Wood & Chrome Bedroom Set
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful vintage rustic modern bedroom set featuring a King size platform bed frame with matching headboard and pair of nightstands. Beautifully crafted from solid wood with sleek c...
Chrome
$4,526 / set
H 25.6 in W 6.7 in D 80.71 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bedroom Set in Chrome and Suede. 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bedroom Set Consisting of one double bed and a pair of matching nightstands. The structure of both the bed and the nightstands is crafted from chrome and ...
Chrome
Modern Platform Bed in Walnut
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This modern platform bed is made in the heart of Ohio with locally sourced wood. Each is hand-made from solid walnut (or the wood of your choice) ...
Walnut
'Tabago' Bedroom Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This highly collectible mid-century modern bedroom set from Tabago comes with nightstands, headboard, long and tall dressers. All items feature the sculpted wood fronts in the style ...
Walnut
Dixie Furniture Saybrook Maple Bedroom Set
By Dixie Furniture Co.
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful bedroom set from the Dixie's Saybrook maple collection. Includes: -A chest of drawers 36"W x 19"D x 47"H -A desk 46.25"W x 18"D x 30"H - A desk hutch...
Maple
Oak and Walnut Tester Bed
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lavish American oak and walnut tester bed exhibits superior craftsmanship and detail. The design is embellished by elaborate carving throughout ...
Silk, Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
$2,978 / set
H 25.99 in W 59.06 in D 78.75 in
Kamer 56 bedroom set by Rob Parry and Emile Truijen for DiCo, Netherlands 1950s
By Rob Parry, Emile Truijen
Located in ECHT, NL
Modernist Dutch design bedroom. Designed by Rob Parry and Emile Truijen in 1956. Manufactured by DiCo. The set consists of 2 side chairs, 2 night stands, a triangular table and a bed...
Metal
$45,269 / set
H 118.12 in W 118.12 in D 118.12 in
Vincenzo Cadorin Venetian 1890s Bedroom Renaissance Set in Massive Carved Walnut
By Vincenzo Cadorin
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A monumental Vincenzo Cadorin circa 1890s bedroom Renaissance set in carved walnut. Top of the dresser, bedside tables and Console-Vanity in green imperial marble. Finished with wax Measure cm: Cupboard: H 270, W 135, D 60 Dresser: H 156, W 107, D 56 Bed: H 144/82, W 172, D 213 Bedside tables: H 84, W 47, D 31 Console: H 84, W 112, D 63. ABOUT Vincenzo Cadorin Venetian sculptor born in 1854, he studied at Benvenuti, then studied at the Academy of Venice. In 1883 he exhibited his first works in Rome and in the following year he won the gold medal at the Torino exhibition. "Eclectic craftsman, with the same disinflation of Renaissance and rococo motifs ... not without paying attention to how secession and liberty were being formulated" (Luisa GIORDANO, Cadorin, Vincenzo, in Italian Biographical Dictionary, XVI, Rome, 1973, p. 97). His most famous work is the carved and golden carved chair given to Pius X...
Marble