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Riva 1920

Furniture Maker - Lombardia, Italy

Riva1920’s story all began in the 1920s in a small cabinetmaking workshop in Cantù, Brianza run by Nino Romano. In the ‘40s, the founder’s son-in-law, Mario Riva, joined the business and was later followed by his son Maurizio and Davide, focusing their work on tailor-made collections toward the end of the ‘70s. In 1992, Riva1920 participated in the Milano Salone del Mobile, and in 2010, it unveiled the Riva Center, the company’s exhibition space, which also houses the Wood Museum and the Pangea Lab. Known for enhancing wood through natural oils and waxes and for its artisanal craftsmanship, the brand is committed to sustainability and reusing materials such as the Briccole of Venice, Lebanese cedar, and millennia-old Kauri wood from New Zealand. Over the years, renowned architects and designers including Renzo Piano, Mario Botta, Karim Rashid, Philippe Starck, Terry Dwan, and Patricia Urquiola have collaborated with the company.

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Producing honestly to pass on to future generations, building solid wood furniture that stands the test of time while fully respecting the environment

Riva 1920 is a company specializing in the production of solid wood furniture founded in Cantù, in the heart of Brianza, in 1920. It is a manufacturing company based on tradition, culture, creativity, and innovation, where craftsmanship and values are combined with progress and cutting-edge technology, where design, signed by the most important internationally renowned names, improves ideas, and where attention to respect for the environment is a daily challenge.

A love of nature and the pursuit of a high quality of life characterise the company, where craftsmanship meets technology, design enhances ideas and attention to detail gives life to something special, unique and timeless.

The products in the Riva 1920 collection are made from genuine solid reforested wood, using different types of wood such as maple, cherry, oak, and walnut.

A characteristic feature of the company is its use of reclaimed wood, such as thousand-year-old New Zealand kauri, Venetian briccole, and fragrant Lebanese cedar.

Its essential requirements, which guarantee a natural and genuine product, are not only the high quality of the raw materials used, but also the use of glues that are not harmful to humans or the environment and finishes based on natural vegetable oils and waxes.

Producing furniture that stands the test of time and fully respects the environment has been the guiding principle behind Riva 1920, a true example of Italian excellence, for over 100 years.

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