Riva 1920 (Italy)

It all started in 1920 in Cantù, in the heart of Brianza, in a small family-run artisan workshop founded by Nino Romano and specialized in the production of classic style solid wood furnishings. In the mid-1940s, he entered the Mario Riva laboratory, which continued his father-in-law's activity. The brothers Maurizio and Davide Riva follow in the footsteps of their father and grandfather and in the late '70s they began working as carpenters in the shop under the house, dedicating themselves to custom furniture. An artisanal process of enhancement of natural wood begins through the use of completely natural waxes and oils, a distinctive feature of Riva 1920. In 1987 the first production unit is inaugurated and sister Anna joins the company. In 1992, Riva 1920 presented its furniture collection for the first time at the Milan International Furniture Fair. Alongside the woods from planned and controlled cuts, the company introduces the reused woods such as the millennial Kauri of New Zealand, the Briccole of the Venice Lagoon and the Cedar of Lebanon. In 2005 the second production unit was inaugurated and in 2010 the construction of the Riva Center, a building born from a design idea of the Renzo Piano Building Workshop studio, was completed. The space hosts on the ground floor a Showroom of about 1200 square meters. and on the first floor the Museum of Wood. In 2013 a third production unit specialized in the processing of cedar logs is opened. In 2017, the second floor of the Riva Center is inaugurated, which houses the Pangea table, a symbol of Expo 2015 signed by Michele de Lucchi, and a xylotheque with woods from all over the world.

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