We always thought the Riva was a work of art.
The 3,220-sq. foot exhibition room, designed by architect Paolo Albano and Riva’s in-house designers, uses an historical approach, proceeding from the 1930s through the brand’s “La Dolce Vita” heyday in the 1960s and ‘70s, when Riva Aquaramas, Aristons and Floridas were considered the most prestigious runabouts in the world.They became status symbols in Monaco’s Port Hercules harbor as well as the French Riviera in Cannes and St. Tropez, as well as tony Italian and Swiss lakes.
Riva last year produced a book called “Riva in the Movies,” which chronicles the 50-plus movies in which a Riva boat has been used as a prop. In the U.S., Lake Tahoe has become the main gathering point for vintage Rivas, though Lake George and South Florida also have their collectors. The Aquarama has become the icon of the Riva brand, with owners around the world. The Peterson family enjoy their Aquarama “Portofino” on Lake Tahoe. Carlo Riva, who became one of yachting’s most famous figures, developed the brand’s most celebrated models, including multiple series of Aquaramas, Floridas, Tritones and Aristons, along with a series of large motoryachts built with Feadship’s DeVries shipyard in the Netherlands.
Two Riva Series R models, the first to come from a small production line, were built a few years later are also on display. A rare racer fitted with Guzzi engines is in the exhibit. A Riva Florida, built under Carlo’s watch, is shown with special Scottish Madras upholstery.
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