Riva is one of the most iconic brands in the boating world. The Italian company has a peerless reputation built on 175 years of excellence that extends beyond its legendary luxury speedboats and yachts. Since 1842, when the Riva boatyard was established on Lake Iseo in Sarnico, Italy, the name has become a synonym for elegance, status and perfection.
Today that timeless passion for innovative design and immaculate quality can be seen in the gifts on offer this Christmas. Their unmatched style and personality, allied with traditional painstaking craftsmanship, has been applied to a range of gifts that will both astound and delight.
It is not just children who will be thrilled by authentic reproduction yachts built to scale. Collectors will be delighted too, impressed by the authenticity: the use of the original materials and the focus on detail.
Take a look at the Riva Boutique. You may get some inspiration for your own Christmas wish-list or you may find the perfect gifts for some of those people closest to you.
Afterall Riva have been performing miracles since 1842. That was when a young and audacious Pietro Riva astonished the fisherman of Lake Iseo by repairing their boats smashed by a storm with hitherto unseen skilled craftsmanship.
Collectors’ items
The Aquarama, a streamlined speedboat that epitomised the Riviera-living glamour of the 1960s, turned heads along the Côte d’Azur. Now this 1:43 scale model comes in 11 hand-finished pieces as carefully crafted as the parts of a Stradivarius violin. Collectors will be delighted as they build “the Queen of the Riviera”.
Clothing
The Riva T-Shirt, with the two distinctive aquamarine stripes, on the left sleeve epitomises the style and quality of a clothing range that includes polo shirts, caps and foulards.
Made from fine, soft merino wool, the garments are ideal for days at sea or recalling the grandeur of Riva’s remarkable nautical heritage. The natural fibres are adept at retaining warmth in chill sea breezes but able to wick perspiration away on warmer days.
Home decor
Riva lamps and chairs bring the sophisticated design of Riva into your home as do cushions, mugs and expresso cups. The Aquamara stools and tables have all the elegance of an elegant cocktail bar overlooking a gleaming marina where the yachting fraternity gather to savour La Dolce Vita. And is there anything better than a set of Riva towels in your bathroom to recall the splendours of a sparkling summer day on the water?
Inspired by the Aquavira Lamp, the limited edition Riva Lamp is modelled on the classic searchlight featured on the 1960s Riva Yachts. Fittingly the base is comprised of three overlaid steel sections in a propellor-like pattern.
Accessories
A range of accessories, including an iPhone cover and a waterproof USB drive, celebrate Riva’s classic aquamarine colour and the wood finishes, including maple and mahogany, used in the boats.
Pride of place in the collection goes to Rivanotes, a notebook whose twenty freehand drawings tell the story of the creative verve of the designers whose sketches were developed into classic boats.
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Riva Boutique.
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