Restoration company since 1920
A century of restorations, site after site. From the shores of Lake Maggiore to the capitals of Europe.
01 Leggiuno
Riva was born here, on the “lean shore” of Lake Maggiore described by Piero Chiara, in the hard years after the First World War. Between Leggiuno and its shore of stone and labour began a story that has lasted more than a century.
02 Stresa
On the other shore of Lake Maggiore palaces and grand hotels rose, and with them the firm’s first sites. In Stresa Innocente Riva learned the craft that would carry him to “Greater Milan”.
03 Milan
In Milan Innocente, the company’s founder, crossed the threshold of the “Temple of Opera” and became a protagonist of the post-war reconstruction. Teatro alla Scala, yesterday as today, is in our care.
04 Madrid
The craft crossed borders. In Madrid, as in other European capitals, Riva gives back value to the grand hotels that shape the face of great cities.
05 Rome
In Rome the work meets the most ancient history. Among millennia-old stones and archaeological restoration sites the firm invests in research and puts its experience at the service of memory.
Monuments and architecture protected by the heritage authorities, conserved in respect of their history with authorised, reversible work.
Studies, articles and in-depth pieces born from the work on historical heritage: research on frescoes, stone surfaces and decorative apparatus, shared with restorers, institutions and scholars. Documenting what is found is part of preserving it for those who come after.
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A downloadable archive of brochures and technical sheets: worksite profiles, intervention methods and reference materials to consult and keep.
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Updates on ongoing projects and on the life of the company: new worksites, collaborations with public bodies and institutions, awards and the moments that mark its path in conservation restoration, from 1920 to today.
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Our vision
“Every restoration is an act of listening: not erasing time, but keeping its voice.”
