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.
Root Medium Blue Vase in Glass by Driade
By Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
I designed these vases thinking about the flowers in their original habitat in mind. What can be a better “container” than their own roots, the means by which nourishment and water gets to the petals and leaves?” The root vases...
Glass
Medium Gear Vase in Matte Blue by Phillippe Bestenheider for Driade
By Driade, Philippe Bestenheider
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Phillippe Bestenheider puts his name to a collection of fine, elegant vases for Driade. A tall vase, a medium vase, and a centrepiece with sophi...
Ceramic
Tall Gear Vase in Matte Blue by Phillippe Bestenheider for Driade
By Driade, Philippe Bestenheider
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Phillippe Bestenheider puts his name to a collection of fine, elegant vases for Driade. A tall vase, a medium vase, and a centerpiece with sophisticated matte white, black, blue, and...
Ceramic
Albaret Medium Glass Vase with Amber Detail by Borek Sipek for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"An elegant blown glass vase with amber color decorations, Albaret is perfect for a flower bouquet and is extremely joyful as a glacette. Borek Sipek (1949-2016) studied interior design at the school for Arts and Crafts in Prague from 1964-1968. He went to Germany to study architecture at the Kunsthochschule in Hamburg. He also studied aesthetics and philosophy. In 1983, he moved to the Netherlands and set up the design office that provided a base for his subsequent explorations of oriental and occidental arts and crafts. His fateful encounter with Driade resulted in furniture and objects. The ideas eventually found their way into the Eidos, Malastrana and Follies Collections. Sipek's systematic revisitations of traditional craft techniques and materials have won several prestigious awards including, the Croix Chevalier Dans L'ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres from the French Government in 1991. In 1993, he won the Prins Bernard Fons Prize for architecture and arts. Sipek has an international reputation as an imaginative and versatile artist. He was appointed Prague castle architect by Czech president, Vaclav Havel. He worked from 1992 to 1996 on architectural detailing and other features of Joze Plecnik...
Glass
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Blue Light by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
Slide Design Bamboo Cachepot in Powder Blue by Tous Les Trois
By Slide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bamboo is a flowerpot, versatile and multiple, design by French studio Tous Les Trois. The colourful flowerpot is multi-funcional item for indoor e outdoor settings: its high and thi...
Plastic
Mid Century Vintage Blue Decorative Glass Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece.
Glass
Vintage Blue Art Glass Vase, 1970s Design, Good Condition
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Art Glass Vase, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979. Additional information: Material: Glass Color: Blue Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned Diamension: 1.97...
Glass
Contemporary Blue Flower Glass Blown Cylinder Vase Handcrafted, Natalia Criado
By Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
This charming vase handcrafted of fine crystal is a showcase of pure volumes. Its elegant silhouette is composed of a spherical, blue base sustaining the cylindrical, clear body. Cra...
Blown Glass, Art Glass
(De)Formed Blue Vase by David Valner
Located in Geneve, CH
(De)Formed Blue Vase by David Valner Dimensions: D 14 x W 10 x H 41 cm. Materials: Glass. Weight: 5,5 kg. The subtle lines between formation and deformation A series capturing th...
Glass
Mid Century Vintage Artistic Glass Dark Blue Vase, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
VASE “SCARF” Author: Decorative Glassworks "Makora", Krosno Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration with a crack motif. h...
Glass, Murano Glass
Slim Mid Century Vintage Blue Glass Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. Only one unique piece.
Glass
