Model 865 Sofa

An extremely stylish and slightly curved three seater sofa attributed to Ico Parisi and made by Ariberto Colombo. It has been completely restored and reupholstered in a blue petroleu...

Pair armchairs Ico Parisi for Cassina, Italian Midcentury, "Model 865", 1955.

A rare pair of two Italian midcentury collectible armchairs or lounge chairs designed by Ico and Luisa Parisi for Ariberto Colombo at the beginning of the 1950s. The angular shape of...

Set of four armchairs in white fiberglass Kubilia series of Ico Parisi for M.I.M. Rome, Italy. Ico Parisi was born in Palermo in 1916. He gained a diploma in construction and served his apprenticeship in Giuseppe Terragni's studio. In 1937 he carried out, for the magazine Quadrante, a photographic study of the Casa del Fascio that marked the entire research that Parisi conducted in "meditating on the legacies and contradictions of the enormous baggage of ideas and forms constituted by the experience of the masters". His activity, marked by continuous experimentation, is an incessant quest in the fields of architecture, art and design. Between 1948 and 1950 he devoted himself to the study of furniture elements. In the field of design, crucial encounters with Munari and Fontana (1951) and Melotti profoundly marked his experience. In 1948 he founded the studio La ruota with his wife Luisa Aiani, a designer and designer, which ceased its activity in 1995. In 1954 he was awarded the Gold Medal at the X Milan Triennale with the work Padiglione Soggiorno, with Silvio Longhi and Luigi Antonietti. In 1957 he presented at the exhibition Colori e forme della casa d'oggi the work Casa per vacanze, which was the result of a collaboration with Manlio Rho...

Corner sofa in blond wood and fabric,, Italy, 1950's What stands out most in this low corner bench are the recesses in the framework and the 9 straight, tapered, squared stiletto legs that are so typical for that period in Italy. As you can see the backrest is optional and was probably designed later to give it some extra comfort. Back in the days these sofas were mostly used for very practical purposes like a quick coffee or pasta. This sofa would work very well in a corner of course but strangely enough this rectangular sofa also works very well in the middle of a room for example with a round table and two chairs...

L corner sofa designed by Ico Parisi for Ariberto Colombo Cantù. The sofa, as shown in the photo, is L-shaped, has a depth of 165cm and a length of 240c...

A superb and unusual Italian 1950s/1960s egg shaped sofa, in the style of Ico Parisi. The sofa has been reupholstered in an ivory pure alpaca fabric and is of a curved, shallow organ...

Retro Italian designed curved four-seater sofa Ico Parisi "Comma" iconic piece, completely restored and newly reupholstered with an ecru stretch fabric, finished with aged studs and ...

Wonderful curved sofà by Ico Parisi for Ariberto Colombo Cantu' Published in R. Aloi Sedie, Poltrone, Divani ,Milano 1953

This minimalistic and elegant three-seater sofa has a matt chromed metal structure and new upholstery and cover. The cover is made of 100% wool in a cool grayish green. Excellent con...

Chair model 110 designed by Ico Parisi for Cassina on 1955 in solid wood. The chair is in really perfect original conditions, also the original upholstery is in nice conditions.

Set of 2 Armchairs manufactured by Cassina, design Ico and Luisa Parisi, model 814, walnut structure, seat and backrest reupholstered in gray fabric. Cassina label on the underside o...