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.
Driade Nemo Swivel Armchair, White Polyethylene - Design Fabio Novembre
By Driade, Fabio Novembre
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Brand: Driade Design: Fabio Novembre Model: Nemo Swivel Armchair Made in: Italy The Nemo Swivel Armchair by Fabio Novembre for Driade is a striking sculptural piece that blurs the b...
Plastic
Casamania & Horm Him Chair - Glossy White - design Fabio Novembre
By Horm
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Brand: Horm Model: Him - Glossy Designer: Fabio Novembre "Him & Her openly originate from the premises of the Panton Chair. They evolve by translating that hermaphroditic model of p...
Plastic
Casamania & Horm Her Chair - Glossy White - design Fabio Novembre
By Horm
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Brand: Horm Model: Her - Glossy Designer: Fabio Novembre "Him & Her openly originate from the premises of the Panton Chair. They evolve by translating that hermaphroditic model of p...
Plastic
Magis Proust Italian Postmodern Outdoor Armchair by Alessandro Mendini, White
By Magis, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Designed by Alessandro Mendini, the Proust Armchair is one of the most celebrated icons of Italian Postmodern design. Originally created in 1978, this extraordinary armchair reinterp...
Plastic
Stackable chair Magis First - Stefano Giovannoni - White - Set of 4 chairs
By Magis, Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Brand: Magis Design: Stefano Giovannoni Model: First Price refers to the purchase of four chairs. First is a stackable chair designed by Stefano Giovannoni for Magis, combining erg...
Plastic
Meritalia Shadow Mini Sculptural Armchair for Kids by Gaetano Pesce - White
By Gaetano Pesce, Meritalia
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Designed by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia®, the Shadow Mini armchair is a poetic expression of sculptural design, scaled down into an extraordinary seating piece crafted specifically f...
Fabric
"Nemo" Colored Head-Armchair Designed by Fabio Novembre for Driade
By Driade, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nemo" is a polyethylene monobloc fixed or swivel iconic head-armchair, designed by Fabio Novembre and manufactured by Driade, available in white, black, gray or red matt colors. Swivel version is for indoor use only. Red fixed version and black, white and gray fixed or swivel versions only are available in quick ship. DIMENSIONS: D. 32.6", W. 35.4", H. 53.1", Seat H. 16.1" FABIO NOVEMBRE uses furniture design to tell intense and fascinating stories in which the protagonist is often the human figure. This human figure is capable of becoming abstract and universal, able to propose a mythical beauty as occurred in Greek art. So that Nemo, a face with classic features, is hollowed out to create an inhabitable space. The result is a head-armchair to be lived from the inside. Like a mask, it simultaneously conceals and reveals its inhabitant. Fabio Novembre said about Nemo: "In 2010 it happened that the name "Nemo" immediately evoked the famous little fish, protagonist of the movie of the same name, made by Pixar in 2003. If this question had been asked at the end of the nineteenth century, the answer would have probably been Captain Nemo...
Plastic
"Nemo" Armchair by F. Novembre in Metallic Gold or Silver for Driade
By Driade, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1:8 scale miniature reproduction of the iconic "Nemo" head-armchair, designed by Fabio Novembre and manufactured by Driade. Made in ABS and available in gold or silver metallic colors. DIMENSIONS: D. 3", W. 4.3", H. 6.6" FABIO NOVEMBRE uses furniture design to tell intense and fascinating stories in which the protagonist is often the human figure. This human figure is capable of becoming abstract and universal, able to propose a mythical beauty as occurred in Greek art. So that Nemo, a face with classic features, is hollowed out to create an inhabitable space. The result is a head-armchair to be lived from the inside. Like a mask, it simultaneously conceals and reveals its inhabitant. Fabio Novembre said about Nemo: "In 2010 it happened that the name "Nemo" immediately evoked the famous little fish, protagonist of the movie of the same name, made by Pixar in 2003. If this question had been asked at the end of the nineteenth century, the answer would have probably been Captain Nemo...
Acrylic
Casamania HIM Set of two Matt Chairs in White by Fabio Novembre
By Casamania, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Him & Her are born directly from the ideas behind the Panton Chair. An evolution of the hermaphroditic original, declined into the harmony of the two sexes. They assume sculpted for...
Plastic
Casamania HIM Glossy Chair in White by Fabio Novembre
By Casamania, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Him & Her are born directly from the ideas behind the Panton Chair. An evolution of the hermaphroditic original, declined into the harmony of the two sexes. They assume sculpted for...
Plastic
Casamania HER Set of two Matt Chairs in White by Fabio Novembre
By Casamania, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Him & Her are born directly from the ideas behind the Panton Chair. An evolution of the hermaphroditic original, declined into the harmony of the two sexes. They assume sculpted for...
Plastic
Unique Armchair by Andrea Salvetti for Dilmos, White Lacquered Fiberglass
By Dilmos Edizioni, Andrea Salvetti
Located in Milan, IT
Apparita, designed by Andrea Salvetti for Dilmos Milano, is an extraordinary armchair made in white glossy fiberglass*. The artist was inspired by the posture of the Madonna holding Christ in the famous Pietà sculpture...
Fiberglass
