I love this lamp, and it doesn’t
happen so often. I feel it as a friend.
Umberto Riva
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Umberto Riva
(Eng) A master of lighting, Umberto Riva was born in Milan in
1928 and has worked in design since 1960. Having studied with
Carlo Scarpa, Riva pursued his own personal research process
via the most widely differing disciplines, from urban spaces
to buildings, landscape to interiors, outfitting to the design of
lamps and furniture. His most important creations include Casa
Frea in Milan, considered to be one of his masterpieces, the
redevelopment of Piazza San Nazaro in Milan, restoration of the
historic Caffè Pedrocchi in Padua, the design for the work on
the Viale del Ministero degli Esteri and Piazza della Farnesina
in Rome, the Biblioteca Europea at Porta Vittoria in Milan, the
thermal power plants in Catanzaro and Campobasso and a long
line of houses, from Milan to Sardinia and Puglia, as well as
various designs of lamps and furniture for the biggest names in
Italian design. Considered an out-of-the-ordinary architect, Riva
has retained an artisan dimension in architecture and design
work. His designs are “born drawn”, pencil sketches of a pure and
poetic research.
46. Umberto Riva, portrait.
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(Ita) Maestro della luce, Umberto Riva è nato a Milano nel 1928
e dal 1960 si occupa di progettazione. Allievo di Carlo Scarpa,
Riva ha sviluppato una sua personale ricerca, percorrendo i
più diversi ambiti disciplinari: dagli spazi urbani agli edifici, dal
paesaggio agli interni, dall’allestimento al design di lampade
e mobili. Tra le sue realizzazioni più importanti si segnalano
casa Frea a Milano, considerato uno dei suoi capolavori, la
sistemazione di piazza San Nazaro a Milano, il restauro dello
storico Caffè Pedrocchi di Padova, il progetto per la sistemazione
