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.
Franco Albini TL3 Table for Cassina, Glass Top, Modern Design
By Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Franco Albini TL3 Table For Cassina A design table with an innovative take-apart concept for which architect Franco Albini uses the strut component,...
Wood
$7,500
H 29.125 in W 78.75 in D 39.5 in
2010s Todd Bracher for Fritz Hansen T No.1 Dining Table with Glass Top
By Todd Bracher
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a T-no1 DIning Table, originally designed by Todd Bracher for Fritz Hansen in 2008. This particular example was produced in the 2010s. The table is comprised of high-gloss bu...
Aluminum
$5,478 / item
H 28.75 in W 78.75 in D 39.38 in
Gervasoni EIDOS 134 Rectangular Dining Table - Glass - Gabriele & Oscar Buratti
By Gervasoni, Oscar e Gabriele Buratti
Located in Varedo, MB
Eidos 134, designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti for Gervasoni, is a rectangular dining table that combines essential design with refined material contrasts, creating a strong and con...
Cement
$5,817 / item
H 28.75 in W 94.49 in D 39.38 in
Gervasoni EIDOS 133 Rectangular Dining Table - Glass - Gabriele & Oscar Buratti
By Gervasoni, Oscar e Gabriele Buratti
Located in Varedo, MB
Eidos 133, designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti for Gervasoni, is a rectangular dining table that combines essential design with refined material contrasts, creating a strong and con...
Cement
$5,784 / item
H 29.53 in W 70.87 in D 29.93 in
Franco Albini TL3 Table for Cassina, Glass & Wood, Mid-Century Modern
By Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Franco Albini TL3 Table For Cassina A design table with an innovative take-apart concept for which architect Franco Albini uses the strut component,...
Wood
$11,975 / item
H 29.53 in W 118.12 in D 43.31 in
Customizable Glass Fiam Italia Flaminio Glass Table by Studio Klass
Located in New York, NY
Flaminio arose from the desire to enhance the lightness and harmony of an object which is a protagonist of multiple moments of our everyday life. Inspired to the homonymous stadi...
Glass
$57,784
H 29.53 in W 82.68 in D 37.41 in
++ Table dining table in resin with matt finish by Laurids Gallée
By Laurids Gallée
Located in Milano, Lombardia
++ TABLE pushes resin to its limits, using its unique ability to manipulate light, color, and transparency to create volumes that seem almost ephemeral. Two plus-shaped legs interlo...
Resin
Table with Smoked Glass Top by Formanova, Italy 1970s
By Formanova
Located in Greding, DE
Large dining table with rectangular smoked glass top on steel frame.
Steel
$6,705 / item
H 29.14 in W 94.49 in D 43.31 in
Gervasoni Daen 33 Oval Table with Glass Top – design Federico Peri
By Gervasoni, Federico Peri
Located in Varedo, MB
The Daen 33 table by Gervasoni, designed by Federico Peri, is an elegant oval dining table characterized by soft geometries, refined proportions, and a sophisticated material balance...
Glass, Wood
$6,169 / item
H 29.14 in W 78.75 in D 43.31 in
Gervasoni Daen 34 Oval Table with Glass Top – design Federico Peri
By Gervasoni, Federico Peri
Located in Varedo, MB
The Daen 34 table by Gervasoni, designed by Federico Peri, is an elegant oval dining table defined by soft geometries, refined proportions, and sophisticated material combinations. T...
Glass, Wood
"Fratello" Low Tempered Glass Double-Top Table Designed by Enzo Mari for Driade
By Enzo Mari, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Fratello" is a low double-top table, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, with a black anthracite painted steel sections structure braced through a solid beechwood beam...
Steel
"Frate" Tempered Glass Top Benchwood Beam and Steel Table by E. Mari for Driade
By Enzo Mari, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Frate" is a table, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, featuring a black anthracite painted steel sections structure braced through a solid beechwood beam with rectang...
Steel
"Frate" Tempered Glass Top Benchwood Beam and Steel Table by E. Mari for Driade
By Enzo Mari, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Frate" is a table, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, featuring a black anthracite painted steel sections structure braced through a solid beechwood beam with rectang...
Steel
Carlina Dining table rectangular by Oscar Tusquets for BD Barcelona
By BD Barcelona Design, Oscar Tusquets Blanca
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bordering the surreal behind the glass. The Carlinas tables create lines fit for a gallery and set for the table. Cheekily calling to Carlo Mollino’s influence on Oscar Tusquets, the...
Glass, Stained Glass, Ash
Zanotta Large Elica Table in Clear Glass Top with Black Frame by Prospero Rasulo
By Prospero Rasulo, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Large Elica Table in Clear Glass Top with Black Frame by Prospero Rasulo Base in Cristalplant®, composite material based on polyester and acrylic resins, loaded with miner...
Glass
"Frate" Tempered Glass Top Benchwood Beam and Steel Table by E. Mari for Driade
By Enzo Mari, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Frate" is a table, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, featuring a black anthracite painted steel sections structure braced through a solid beechwood beam with rectang...
Steel
