The value of solidity
Riva1920 creates solid wood furniture using certified or reclaimed materials, combining sustainability, high-quality craftsmanship, and timeless design. An Italian excellence focused on durability, transparency, and authenticity.
Curated in collaboration with the designer herself, the exhibition has unearthed pieces from her personal archives and follows a career rooted in the Droog Design collective. It includes prized one-offs produced in limited numbers, such as the ‘embroidered’ ceramic vases and the crystal chandelier (a sumptuous ball-gown) designed for Swarovsky, as well as the visionary ‘My Soft Office’ project focusing on the office of the future.
Her products are born out of the encounter-clash between old and new, hi-tech and low-tech (the boundaries of which are increasingly blurred) and are ironical metaphors of the contradictions of contemporary culture, capable of transforming even imperfections in a precious resource.
5.7.2003 – 26.10.2003
Hella Jongerius
Design Museum
Shad Thames, London
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Stitching Wood: Lissoni’s Latest Creation
Part of Listone Giordano’s Natural Genius collection, Nui is a series inspired by an ancient Japanese technique.