Riva 1920 Wardrobes: Solid Wood, Cedar Interiors, and Modular Wardrobe Systems

Riva 1920 wardrobes are built from solid wood and blockboard, organized inside with solid wood drawers joined by traditional dovetails, and lined in cedar on request or as standard, a naturally fragrant wood that keeps moths away without chemical treatment. Every system is modular: width, height, wood, door type and interior are specified to the wall it occupies.

Mondo Collection carries eight Riva 1920 wardrobe systems: two with sliding doors, two with hinged wood fronts, two with glass fronts, and two walk-in closet systems. This guide sets out how they are built and how they differ.

How a Riva 1920 wardrobe is built

The eight systems share one construction and one material palette.

• Carcass: blockboard or veneered multilayer with solid wood, chosen for stability across tall, wide doors.
• Woods: walnut or oak, each with or without knots, cherry, cedar, and oak pigmented in milk white or total black. The Riga Wardrobe adds elm, maple, and ash grey oak.
• Interiors: hanging rails, shelves, and solid wood drawer units with dovetail joints, arranged to the storage each space needs.
• Cedar: standard inside some systems, optional in the rest.
• Lighting: LED lighting inside the wardrobe, included on the Nuit Wardrobe and available on request for most others.
• Finish: oil and natural wax of vegetable origin with pine extracts, the same finish used across the Riva 1920 collection.

Sliding door wardrobes: Hangar and Hangar Light

Sliding doors need no swing clearance, which suits a narrow passage between a bed and a wall. Both Hangar systems run their doors on double aluminum rails set at the top and bottom of the structure, for stability and smooth travel.

• The Hangar Wardrobe System is built in veneered blockboard and solid wood with completely flat fronts. The handles are full-height solid wood strips at the edge of each door. Doors come in wood or mirror, in two, three or four door widths, and the system is offered in nine sizes. Cedar interiors are available.
• The Hangar Light Wardrobe System uses the same rail system and wood-strip handles, with side doors in lacquered glass. The interior is veneered in cedar as standard. Offered in nine sizes and two heights.

Hinged wood wardrobes: Cornice and Nuit

Hinged wood fronts read as furniture rather than built-in joinery. Both pieces keep their handles quiet.

• The Cornice Wood Wardrobe is made of solid wood and blockboard, with hinged wood doors and recessed handles. The interior is lined in cedar. Configurations run from two to eight doors, each in three heights, across seven sizes. Interior fittings are defined at quotation, with wood, metal, and leather details or coverings.
• The Nuit Wardrobe is hardwood with smooth, seamless fronts and a single metal handle, a modern reading of the traditional basket container. The iron handle is offered in lacquered colors and in brushed bronze, steel, and titanium effects. LED lighting is included, and an aromatic cedar interior is optional.

Glass-front wardrobes: Riga and Natura Four Season

Glass fronts show what the wardrobe holds, so the interior becomes part of the design. Both systems offer clear, extra clear, satin, and smoked glass.

• The Riga Wardrobe is built in veneered blockboard and solid wood, with hinged doors in glass or wood framed in lacquered aluminum. The recessed glass turns the frame itself into the handle. Riga carries the widest wood range of the eight, including elm, maple, and ash grey oak, and adds bronze glass. Interior equipment is specified separately.
• The Natura Four Season Glass Wardrobe is made in veneered multilayer, with doors framed in solid wood, grooved handles, and glass or mirror fronts. It is offered in compositions of two to eight doors and two heights, from a compact closet to a full wall of storage, and is best specified with a scented cedar interior.

Walk-in closet systems: Avant and Avant Open

For a dressing space or a walk-in closet, the Avant systems organize a whole space rather than a single wall.

• The Avant Wardrobe is a walk-in closet system with glass doors, in blockboard and solid wood. Built from modules in compositions of two to eight sections and three heights, it can line one wall or a complete dressing space. In the pigmented oak finishes, the color is applied outside only, with cedar inside.
• The Avant Open is the open version, with no doors. Internal fittings come standard in scented cedar, and LED lighting is available on request. Offered in six sizes.

Comparing the eight systems

Frequently asked questions

Are Riva 1920 wardrobes made of solid wood?

They are built from solid wood with blockboard or veneered multilayer, which keeps large doors stable. The drawer units inside are solid wood with dovetail joints.

Which Riva 1920 wardrobes have a cedar interior?

Cedar is standard in the Hangar Light, Cornice, and Avant Open, and inside the Avant in pigmented oak. It is optional in the Hangar, Nuit, Riga, and Natura Four Season.

Can a Riva 1920 wardrobe be sized to a specific wall?

Yes. Each system is modular. The Cornice, Natura Four Season, and Avant run from two to eight doors or sections, and the Hangar systems come in nine sizes.

Are interior fittings included?

The interior is configured to order on every system: hanging rails, shelves, and dovetailed drawer units. On the Riga and Hangar Light, fittings are specified separately, and on the Cornice they are defined at quotation.

Where is Riva 1920 furniture made?

In Cantù, in the Brianza furniture district of northern Italy. The history of the company and its materials is covered in Riva 1920 Furniture: Solid Wood, Natural Finishes, and Wood With a Past.

Explore the collection

All eight systems are in the wardrobe collection, alongside the full Riva 1920 collection at Mondo Collection. For specification sheets, interior configurations, and finishes, contact us.