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.
LAGO Chair Leather White By Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Characterized by the embracing shell and “stiletto” legs, Lagò is enhanced by intense and bright colors that deliberately smooth the entire surface or made it preciously materic by the use of a leather upholstery. The Lago chair...
Aluminum
Toy Armchair White by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Toy Armchair by Driade is a sophisticated yet subtly playful armchair designed by the preeminent Philippe Starck. Crafted with molded polypropylene...
PVC
LAGO Chair Greysh Beige By Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Characterized by the embracing shell and “stiletto” legs, Lagò is enhanced by intense and bright colors that deliberately smooth the entire surface or made it preciously materic by t...
Aluminum
Lago Chair Light Grey by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Characterized by the embracing shell and “stiletto” legs, Lagò is enhanced by intense and bright colors that deliberately smooth the entire surface or made it preciously materic by t...
Aluminum
LORD YO Small Armchair Polypropylene/Aluminum White by Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
At its beginning, lord yo was simply a polypropylene easychair with an aluminum structure, now it’s an icon. Recognized and recognizable anywhere and by anyone. it took philippe starck to carry out such an extraordinary stunt, built with soft curves and raised back, almost a throne, and slightly bent legs. then to think about covering it, sometimes, with a white slipcover...
Aluminum, Other
LAGO Chair Dark Beige By Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Characterized by the embracing shell and “stiletto” legs, Lagò is enhanced by intense and bright colors that deliberately smooth the entire surface or made it preciously materic by t...
Aluminum
Ultraleggera White Chair by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
Ultraleggera white chair by Zieta Dimensions: D 58 x W 49 x H 78 cm Materials: Aluminium. In 1957, Italian designer Gio Ponti created the Superleggera chair ...
Aluminum
21th Century elegant white design chair, Belgium
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 2000 / chair / plastic / Mid-century / Design The design of this white chair harmonizes seemingly contradictory properties: on the one hand the fragile and light appearanc...
Plastic
White Matt Ultraleggera Chair by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
White Matt Ultraleggera Chair by Zieta Dimensions: D 58 x W 49 x H 78 cm Material: Aluminum. Finish: Powder-Coated. Available in other colors. Also available in Leggera version. ULTRALEGGERA is a minimalist light metal chair. Thanks to its exceptional qualities it is the chair of the future. Designed in 2019 by Oskar Zieta, it was conceived with maximum functionality in mind, as a response to Gio Ponti’s iconic Superleggera chair from 1957. ULTRALEGGERA is thus a manifesto chair...
Aluminum
Zanotta Lialta Chair in White Upholstery with White Aluminum Frame
By Roberto Barbieri, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Lialta Chair in White Upholstery with White Aluminum Frame by Roberto Barbieri Aluminum alloy frame, polished or painted black, graphite or white. Seat and back upholstere...
Upholstery
Mono White Dining Chair by Kasper Nyman
Located in Geneve, CH
Mono white dining chair by Kasper Nyman. Materials: Solid Oak, Oak Venner. Dimensions: D 51 x W 45 x H 78 cm. WOUD The founders, Mia and Torb...
Oak
White Matt Leggera Chair by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
White Matt Leggera chair by Zieta Dimensions: D 58 x W 49 x H 78 cm Material: Carbon Steel. Finish: Powder-Coated. Matt finish. Available in other col...
Steel
