RIVA 1920

Italian Solid Wood Furniture

Riva 1920 is an Italian, family-owned business that has been producing timeless, solid wood furniture in Northern Italy for more than three generations. The company was founded by Nino Romano in 1920 as a family-run artisan workshop specializing in the production of solid wood furnishings. The Riva 1920 mission was continued in the 1970s when brothers Maurizio and Davide Riva followed their father and grandfather into the carpentry tradition and embarked on a journey of designing and crafting custom wood furniture. In 1987, the brothers set the stage for expansion by opening Riva 1920’s new headquarters in Via Milano. However, the turning point from a family workshop to a full-blown furniture factory was in 1992 when the studio began collaborating with 30 different designers. 1992 also marked the first year the company exhibited at Salone del Mobile in Milan, introducing the brand to a worldwide audience.

Since the 1990s, Riva has been a champion of the environment. The company prides itself on finding and working with new woods in artistic, innovative ways that respect the planet. To exalt the natural beauty of wood, Riva 1920’s products are finished using oils, beeswax, and vinyl glues without formaldehyde. In that way, Riva 1920 continues its legacy of molding and manipulating solid wood into exceptional, enduring furniture. Today, the company boasts an impressive collection of dining tables, coffee tables, benches, chairs, and more, all manufactured with age-old techniques, cutting-edge technologies, and a sensitivity to nature.