Patricia Urquiola’s New Riva Collection Flows With Nature

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We thought our jaws had already hit the floor with Patricia Urquiola’s last CIMENTO collection, but as it turns out, she wasn’t done sculpting surprises. In collaboration with CIMENTO, the Venice-based brand known for its innovative approach to surface design, the designer (and the brand’s creative director) returns with a new nature-inspired line of furniture and accessories that captures the flowing, ever-shifting rhythm of water. From consoles and coffee tables to sculptural vases, the Riva Collection merges organic form with architectural finesse – expanding both the CIMENTO universe and our idea of what concrete can become.

Nature is never completely still, and like waves breaking onto shore, it’s full of irregular rhythms and subtle shifts. That same energy runs through the Riva collection, where sculptural forms are softened by curved edges and asymmetry. Each piece feels shaped by motion, as if water had played a hand in carving it into its final form.

Two tables with square, tile-like tops; one large and rust-colored, the other smaller and pink, both on matching blocky bases, set against a white background

A close-up of textured, glossy terracotta tiles with a white, speckled tray resting on top

A close-up of a textured, rust-colored table with a square, off-white tray resting on one corner

Riva at the Ca’ di Dio hotel \\\ Photo: Alessandro Paderni

The collection’s color palette deepens the emotional resonance, drawing from a spectrum of earth- and sky-colored hues. Developed through an intensive process of research and collaboration between Urquiola and the CIMENTO team, the hues range from deep purples and warm browns to soft butter yellow and luminous orange. These shades evoke the ever-shifting light and moods of nature changing throughout the day. It’s a palette that adapts effortlessly to a range of interiors, from contemporary homes to storied spaces in Venice, like the Ca’ di Dio hotel, also designed by Urquiola.

A modern lounge area with quilted armchairs, square tables, potted plants, and wood-paneled walls with large windows and built-in shelves

Riva at the Ca’ di Dio hotel \\\ Photo: Alessandro Paderni

A close-up of a light purple, textured table with a brown-tinted glass vase and a rectangular white ceramic object placed on top

Riva at the Ca’ di Dio hotel \\\ Photo: Alessandro Paderni

The Riva collection highlights that beauty lies in the irregular – the softened edge, the shifts in color, the textures that can’t be replicated exactly. Urquiola embraces the idea that perfection isn’t static or sterile, but dynamic and evolving. Just like nature itself, these pieces flow rather than conform, celebrating the movement, transformation, and flow of nature.

Rectangular, glossy orange cabinet with six compartments and two sturdy block legs, set against a plain white background

Rectangular brown leather bench or cabinet with four padded panels and short wooden legs, set against a white background

A small, square, pink table with a flat top and a blocky, textured pedestal base, set against a plain white background

A rectangular, brown console table with block-like, segmented legs and a matching segmented tabletop, set against a plain white background

Rectangular table with a thick, light-colored top and two block-style pedestal legs, each made of stacked square segments, set against a plain white background

A close-up of a rectangular white textured table with sculpted edges and a set of two rectangular, purple and brown trays placed on top

A close-up of a rectangular white textured table with sculpted edges and a set of two rectangular, purple and brown trays placed on top

A close-up of a rectangular white textured table with sculpted edges and a set of two rectangular, purple and brown tray placed on top

Four geometric ceramic containers in yellow, red, green, and cream sit on a matching cream-colored rectangular table with block-like legs

Four rectangular ceramic vases in pink, yellow, green, and white are arranged on a white background

Four rectangular ceramic containers in green, yellow, red, and beige are arranged on a white background; the beige container is lying flat

To learn more about the Riva collection by Patricia Urquiola and CIMENTO, visit cimento.tech.

Photography by D-Mind, except where noted.

As the Senior Contributing Editor, Vy Yang is obsessed with discovering ways to live well + with intention through design. She’s probably sharing what she finds over on Instagram stories. You can also find her at vytranyang.com.





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