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.
Modern Oak Round Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
In a light Oak finish with a raised edge tray-style top. The Intensive multi-step hand finish on this piece brings out the wood's natural wood grain. An open-air bottom shelf provid...
Metal
Attica Round Parchment Coffee Table
By Giobagnara
Located in Milan, IT
The charming strength of the Attica collection is due to the combination of the highly geometric aesthetics with velvety leathers, appealing textured parchment and unique wood grains...
Leather, Velvet
ST748 - Medium Round Coffee Table
By CPRN HOMOOD
Located in Ponsacco, IT
A medium round coffee table featuring a saddle leather base, a metal frame, and a smoked glass top. The table's sleek, contemporary design combines the warmth and texture of saddle l...
Metal
Round Shika Coffee Table by A+A Cooren
Located in Geneve, CH
Round Shika coffee table by A+A Cooren Materials: Base in chromed or black lacquered metal. Upper top in dark green, gray, or beige lacquered MDF Lower top in white lacquered MDF D...
Metal
Opinion Ciatti XXX Large Round Table
By Opinion Ciatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
What is immediately clear when we look at the XXX coffee table range designed by Lapo Ciatti is the contrast between the fine finishes and the shapes that are purposely irregular and...
Wrought Iron
Large Round Soho Coffee Table by Coedition Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Large round soho coffee table by Coedition Studio Materials: Round coffee table, black lacquered top on MDF. 4 black lacquered metal conical legs. Dim...
Metal
Liena Round Coffee Table
Located in Paris, FR
Coffee Table Liena Round with base structure in solid wood in bronzed lacquered finish. Table top in solid wood covered with genuine suede leather in white cream finish. Also availab...
Wood, Suede
Bamboo and copper round coffee table
Located in Brescia, IT
Round coffee table 1930s-1940s, possible Danish manufacture, in dark lacquered bamboo with abstract textured copper top. Round coffee table of possible 1930s-1940s Danish manufactur...
Copper
Brandt CS2 Low Coffee Table by NOOM
Located in Geneve, CH
Brandt CS2 Low Coffee Table by NOOM Dimensions: D 60 x H 35 cm Materials: Stainless steel. Inspired by the Bauhaus movement, the Brandt Coffee Table CS1 embodies modern sophisticat...
Stainless Steel
Light Ash Round Coffee Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
The round cocktail table is a tranquil and elegant addition to any living room. It features figured cathedral ash construction in a light Dune finish, creating a serene ambiance. The...
Composition
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
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
