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.
Driadelab Ziqqurat Single Cabinet in Bi-Laminate, 2017
By Driadelab
Located in Brooklyn, NY
What could the design of a storage cabinet be like today? This is the question DriadeLab, Driade’s observatory on contemporary lifestyles, asked itself when it started to research in...
Laminate
Driadelab Ziqqurat Double Cabinet in Bi-Laminate, 2017
By Driadelab
Located in Brooklyn, NY
What could the design of a storage cabinet be like today? This is the question Driadelab, Driade’s observatory on contemporary lifestyles, asked itself when it started to research in...
Laminate
Driadelab Ziqqurat Triple Cabinets in Bi-Laminate, 2017
By Driadelab
Located in Brooklyn, NY
What could the design of a storage cabinet be like today? This is the question DriadeLab, Driade’s observatory on contemporary lifestyles, asked itself when it started to research in...
Laminate
Fiesole Turquoise Sideboard
By Porte Italia
Located in Milan, IT
This flattering wooden sideboard with six drawers and two hinged doors boasts a lively, white floral motif set against a turquoise background. Crafted and hand-decorated in impeccabl...
Wood
Morning Glory Light Blue with Floral Branch Design Bookcase
By Porte Italia
Located in Milan, IT
The Morning Glory bookcase features a softly distressed Parma blue frame with intricate hand-painted floral vines and butterflies on a chalky white backdrop. Open shelves offer space...
Wood
$16,000 / item
H 84 in W 14.5 in D 15.75 in
Modern Colorful Blossom Linen Cabinet with Forged Metal Frame by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Our custom blossom linen cabinet by Ercole Home is a two-door, six shelf, luxury storage cabinet. Where to begin, the exterior of this piece is covered in our bright, fun, and colofu...
Metal, Bronze
Floral Chest of Drawers
By CG capelletti
Located in Milan, IT
Romantic and luxurious, this refined wooden dresser is sure to infuse any sophisticated bedroom with its poetic charm. A floral motif obtained with inlays of different-color woods em...
Wood
$6,254 / item
H 35.04 in W 33.86 in D 22.05 in
18th Century Hand Painted Venetian Blue Petrol Bamboo Fiesole Chest with flowers
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our hand painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Blue Petrol Fiesole Chest. This beautiful creation is the pe...
Wood
$4,002Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.47 in W 47.25 in D 15.75 in
Italian Chest of Drawers with Aqua Blue Murano Glass & Brass Justfurnituress
Located in Guazzora, IT
This stunning Italian chest of drawers embodies the essence of mid-century modern style with its exquisite blend of solid wood, aqua blue Murano glass...
Brass
$8,900 / item
H 32 in W 24 in D 48 in
Modern Turquoise Blossom 2-Door Bathroom Vanity -Metal Style Base By Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Blossom Bathroom Vanity by Ercole Home has 2-door front with a Washed Ivory finish on Oak. Handcut glass mosaic Blossoms in variety of shades sea grass blues and greens decorate...
Metal
Pin 6 Set Polished Flamed Gold Color Stainless Steel Hanger by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Universal hanger, available in many eye-catching colors and different sizes to form color patterns on the walls, can work as hangers or as color, decorations for walls. Welded and in...
Stainless Steel
Object #MT-V1 Mirror Polished Stainless Steel Table by Zhoujie Zhang
By Zhang Zhoujie
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This elegantly designed table was created with handmade digital crafts, the same fabrication techniques devised in Zhoujie’s digital laboratory. The work's digital roots lend an arch...
Stainless Steel
