Roberto Giulio Rida was born in 1943 in Milan. Facing a solitary youth due to the many moves of his family, the taciturn child draw and collect small sculpted objects. His aunt, an educated woman and artist, encouraged him to visit museums, churches and historical sites. Later, he attended the Brera Academy where he was a brilliant student. But the necessities of life forced him to take odd jobs to survive until his military service. On his return, he began trading art objects. He moved to Venice as an antique dealer and frequents Murano masters who teached him for eight years the craft of glass. In 1973, he returned to Milan, where he specialized in the Arts of the twentieth century. In parallel, he has created lightings and furniture covered with cut glass and crystal. Today Roberto Giulio Rida is an accomplished and atypical artist. Regardless of the artistics movements, he invites the visitor in a strange world where science fiction collide with the Italian Renaissance and the intensity of a mineral light.
VENDUE ROBERTO G. RIDA Piccola Coppa Blu Cielo Vintage tinted Fontana Arte glass from the fifties, polished brass Diameter 46 cm / Depth 6 cm Diameter 18.11 inches / Depth 2.36 inches Italy, 2020
ROBERTO G. RIDA Coppa Piccola Apricot Vintage tinted Fontana Arte glass from the fifties, polished brass Diameter 41 cm / Depth 6 cm Diameter 16.14 inches / Depth 2.36 inches Italy, 2020
ROBERTO GIULIO RIDA Coppa Savana Piccola Round concave mirror Vintage tinted Fontana Arte glass from the fifties, polished brass Diameter 45 / Depth 8 cm Diameter 17.72 / Depth 3.54 inches Italy, 2020
ROBERTO GIULIO RIDA Coppa Ambra Piccola Round amber concave mirror Vintage tinted Fontana Arte glass from the fifties, polished brass Diameter 45 x Depth 8 cm Diameter 17.72 inches / Depth 3.15 inches Italy, 2020
ROBERTO GIULIO RIDA "Coppa Verde Piccola" Round green concave mirror Green vintage Fontana Arte concave glass from the fifties, polished brass Diameter 50 x Depth 6 cm Diameter 19.69 inches / Depth 2.36 inches Italy, 2020
ROBERTO GIULIO RIDA Coppa Piccola Acquamarina Round concave mirror Concave vintage Fontana Arte glass from the fifties, polished brass Diameter 45 / Depth 9 cm Diameter 17.72 inches / Depth 3.54 inches Italy, 2020
ROBERTO GIULIO RIDA Pair of lamps "Up & Down" Seguso glass from the 1950's, brass H 65 x W 13 x D 13 cm H 25 19/32 x W 5 1/8 x D 5 1/8 inch Italy, 2020
SOLD ROBERTO GIULIO RIDA Lamp "Barocche Ambra" Tinted Murano Glass, brass, silk H 65 x W 13 x D 13 cm H 25.9 x W 5 1/8 x D 5 1/8 inch Italy, 2019
ROBERTO GIULIO RIDA "Occhi blu" Silver 925 and Venini glass box Drawing on glass by Tobia Scarpa 1959 Signed H 3,9 x W 4,1 x D 2,3 inches H 10 x W 10,5 x D 6 cm Italy, 2019
ROBERTO GIULIO RIDA "Canne ritorte" Silver 925 and Venini glass box Darwing on glass by Paolo Venini ca 1950 Signed H 5,3 x W 6,1 x 3,3 inches H 13,5 x W 15,5 x D 8,5 cm Italy, 2019
ROBERTO GIULIO RIDA "Occhi blu fusi" Silver 925 and Venini glass box Drawing on glass by Tobia Scarpa 1959 Signed H 2,7 x W 3,1 x D 3,1 inches H 7 x W 8 x D 8 cm Italy, 2019
ROBERTO GIULIO RIDA Silver 925 and Venini glass box Signed H 4,5 x W 4,5 x D 2,9 inches H 11,5 x W 11,5 x D 7,5 cm Italy, 2019
ROBERTO GIULIO RIDA Silver 925 and Venini glass box Drawing on glass by Fulvio Bianconi, ca 1950 Signed H 2,7 x W 5,9 x D 3,1 inches H 7 x W 15 x D 8 cm Italy, 2019
SOLD ROBERTO GIULIO RIDA Cabinet « Pace » Murano glass plates, brass legs H 40,1 x W 25,9 x D 13 inches H 102 x L 65 x P 33 cm Signed unique piece Italy, 2019
ROBERTO GIULIO RIDA Arc de Triomphe Opal glass, gold plated interior H 86,6 x W 31,4 x D 15,7 inches H 220 x L 80 P 40 cm Signed unique piece Italy, 2019
SOLD ROBERTO GIULIO RIDA Mirror "Ambra Rosa Infiniti" Mirror made of a set of amber and pink tinted mirrored glasses Signed "R.G.Rida" H 81 x W 61 x D 13 cm H 31,8 x W 24 x D 5,1 inches Italy, 2016
SOLD ROBERTO GIULIO RIDA Light fixture Set of 3 tinted glass mounted on a brass structure Italy, circa 2018 H 110 x D 16 cm H 43,3 x D 6,3 inches Unique piece
ROBERTO GIULIO RIDA "Domus Aurea" Cabinet Wooden structure covered with opalin glass, inside gilded with gold leaves H 182 x W 93 x D 55 cm H 71,6 x W 32,6 x D 21,6 inch Unique piece Italy, 2018
ROBERTO G. RIDA Cabinet Bonifacio Wooden structure covered with tinted glass, opalin glass, with brass finish H 166 x W 76 x D 38 cm Signed RG Rida Unique piece Italy, 2017
ROBERTO G. RIDA Mirror "Gialli Infiniti" Mirror made of a set of yellow tinted mirrored glass H 81 x W 61 x D 13 cm H 31 7/8 x W 24 x D 5 1/8 inches Italy, 2016
ROBERTO GIULIO RIDA Chest of drawers Wooden structure covered in mirrored glass with brass patterns Five drawers H 86 x L 80 x P 51 cm Unique piece in honour of Gianni Versace Italy, 2010