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MIM Rome Chairs from the 1960s
MIM Rome Chairs from the 1960s

MIM Rome Chairs from the 1960s

$659Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 31.89 in W 18.51 in D 17.72 in

MIM Rome Chairs from the 1960s

By MIM Roma

Located in bari, IT

Set of two chairs with tubular structure in chromed steel seat in fabric MIM Roma 1960s production.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

MIM Roma Executive Swiwel Chair, Italy 1960s
MIM Roma Executive Swiwel Chair, Italy 1960s

MIM Roma Executive Swiwel Chair, Italy 1960s

$2,942

H 35.44 in W 29.93 in D 26.78 in

MIM Roma Executive Swiwel Chair, Italy 1960s

By MIM Roma

Located in Naples, IT

! Mobili Italiana Moderne, (MIM) was an Italian furniture company that made a strong contribution to the

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Swivel Desk Chairs "Terni" by Ico Parisi for MIM Rome Italy
Pair of Swivel Desk Chairs "Terni" by Ico Parisi for MIM Rome Italy

Pair of Swivel Desk Chairs "Terni" by Ico Parisi for MIM Rome Italy

By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)

Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio

This elegant and incredibly comfortable pair of executive desk chairs from the Terni series was

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Office chair and desk  vintage MIM
Office chair and desk  vintage MIM

Office chair and desk vintage MIM

$941Sale Price|46% Off

H 32.29 in W 24.81 in D 19.69 in

Office chair and desk vintage MIM

By MIM Roma

Located in Bastia Umbra, IT

Italia dall'azienda MIM mim mobili spa, questa seggiola ha la struttura in metallo cromato con seduta e

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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian modern office chair by Ico Parisi for MiM, 1970s
Italian modern office chair by Ico Parisi for MiM, 1970s

Italian modern office chair by Ico Parisi for MiM, 1970s

By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian modern office chair by Ico Parisi for MiM, 1970s Office chair or armchair with padded seat

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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian modern office chairs by Ico Parisi for MiM, 1970s
Italian modern office chairs by Ico Parisi for MiM, 1970s

Italian modern office chairs by Ico Parisi for MiM, 1970s

$1,898 / set

H 29.93 in W 27.17 in D 27.17 in

Italian modern office chairs by Ico Parisi for MiM, 1970s

By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian modern office chairs by Ico Parisi for MiM, 1970s Pair of office chairs or armchairs with

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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Terni Series Office Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, Italy, 1958
Terni Series Office Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, Italy, 1958

Terni Series Office Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, Italy, 1958

By Ico & Luisa Parisi, Ico Parisi

Located in Antwerp, BE

Office chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, a timeless masterpiece of mid-century Italian design. This

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

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Ico Parisi for MIM Desk Chair with Fabric Seat
Ico Parisi for MIM Desk Chair with Fabric Seat

Ico Parisi for MIM Desk Chair with Fabric Seat

Unavailable

H 30 in W 21 in D 19 in

Ico Parisi for MIM Desk Chair with Fabric Seat

By Ico Parisi

Located in New York, NY

Classic Ico Parisi armless desk chair on wheels with wheat colored fabric seat.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Ico Parisi Terni swivel desk chair by MIM Roma - New Leather Upholstery
Ico Parisi Terni swivel desk chair by MIM Roma - New Leather Upholstery

Ico Parisi Terni swivel desk chair by MIM Roma - New Leather Upholstery

By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi

Located in Uccle, BE

Ico Parisi Terni swivel desk chair by MIM Roma, Italy 1960 - New Leather Upholstery

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Rosewood Desk Swivel Chair with Leather Seat by Ico Parisi for MIM
Rosewood Desk Swivel Chair with Leather Seat by Ico Parisi for MIM

Rosewood Desk Swivel Chair with Leather Seat by Ico Parisi for MIM

By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)

Located in Grenoble, FR

Swivel desk chair by Ico Parisi. Cognac leather seat and veneered rosewood characteristic shell of

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Vintage 1950s Italian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Leather

MIM Desk Chair by Ico Parisi
MIM Desk Chair by Ico Parisi

MIM Desk Chair by Ico Parisi

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H 31.5 in W 21.5 in D 24 in

MIM Desk Chair by Ico Parisi

By Ico Parisi

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Classic single MIM desk chair by Ico Parisi. All original tan leather padded seat, wood back, and

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Vintage 1970s Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

MIM Desk Chair by Ico Parisi
MIM Desk Chair by Ico Parisi

MIM Desk Chair by Ico Parisi

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H 36 in W 24 in D 31 in

MIM Desk Chair by Ico Parisi

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Classic MIM desk chair by Ico Parisi. Upholstered in a beautiful caramel brown leather with a

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Vintage 1970s Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome, Aluminum

MIM Desk Chair by Ico Parisi
MIM Desk Chair by Ico Parisi

MIM Desk Chair by Ico Parisi

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H 32 in D 19 in

MIM Desk Chair by Ico Parisi

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Classic pair of MIM desk chairs by Ico Parisi. Black leather padded seat, wood back, and black

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20th Century Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Six MIM Desk Chairs Designed by Ico Paresi, Italy
Set of Six MIM Desk Chairs Designed by Ico Paresi, Italy

Set of Six MIM Desk Chairs Designed by Ico Paresi, Italy

By Ico Parisi

Located in Antwerp, BE

Desk Chair by Ico Parisi, circa 1970. Seat and back in black plexi and black leather, adjustable

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Vintage Desk Chairs or Conference Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM, Italy, 1960s
Vintage Desk Chairs or Conference Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM, Italy, 1960s

Vintage Desk Chairs or Conference Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM, Italy, 1960s

By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Midcentury rosewood swivel/desk chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma. They have been re-upholstered

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Ico Parisi for Mim Roma Swivel Desk Chair Model 'Terni' Italy
Ico Parisi for Mim Roma Swivel Desk Chair Model 'Terni' Italy

Ico Parisi for Mim Roma Swivel Desk Chair Model 'Terni' Italy

By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma

Located in Antwerp, BE

Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, office chair, Italy, 1960s. Swivel office chair from the 'Terni' series

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Nutwood

Executive Desk Chair, Terni series, Designed by Ico & Louisa Parisi for MIM
Executive Desk Chair, Terni series, Designed by Ico & Louisa Parisi for MIM

Executive Desk Chair, Terni series, Designed by Ico & Louisa Parisi for MIM

By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma

Located in Antwerp, BE

good original condition and marked with the MIM metal tag on the back. Super comfortable desk chair

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Fully Restored Executive Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma
Fully Restored Executive Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

Fully Restored Executive Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

Office swivel armchair designed by Ico Parisi and produced by M.I.M. (Mobili Italiani Moderni) Roma, Italy This is the executive model with double back from of the 1960s. Fully re...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Ico Parisi for Mim Roma Desk, an Executive Armchair and a pair of Swiwel Chairs
Ico Parisi for Mim Roma Desk, an Executive Armchair and a pair of Swiwel Chairs

Ico Parisi for Mim Roma Desk, an Executive Armchair and a pair of Swiwel Chairs

By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi

Located in Naples, IT

Rare office set designed by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma in the 1950s. Consisting of: Modern swivel desk

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Ico Parisi for MiM Swivel Desk Chair in Green Skai and Walnut
Ico Parisi for MiM Swivel Desk Chair in Green Skai and Walnut

Ico Parisi for MiM Swivel Desk Chair in Green Skai and Walnut

By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)

Located in Rome, IT

Office swivel chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, green skai, metal frame and walnut shells This

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Leather Desk Chairs, "MIM Chair"
Pair of Leather Desk Chairs, "MIM Chair"

Pair of Leather Desk Chairs, "MIM Chair"

Located in Hudson, NY

Pair of Leather Desk Chairs, Ico Parisi

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20th Century Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

Pair of Italian Desk Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1950s
Pair of Italian Desk Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1950s

Pair of Italian Desk Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1950s

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

, Italy, Curved wood shells, metal legs and original black leather. This desk or conference chairs are

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

1960s Italian Grey Leather Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma
1960s Italian Grey Leather Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

1960s Italian Grey Leather Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

Office swivel chair with high back designed by Ico Parisi and produced by M.I.M. (Mobili Italiani

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for Mim,  Exotic Wood and Suede Leather
Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for Mim,  Exotic Wood and Suede Leather

Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for Mim, Exotic Wood and Suede Leather

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

Modernist swivel chair designed by Ico Parisi and produced by M.I.M. (Mobili Italiani Moderni) Roma

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

Ico Parisi for MIM Roma Executive Chair, Italy 1950s
Ico Parisi for MIM Roma Executive Chair, Italy 1950s

Ico Parisi for MIM Roma Executive Chair, Italy 1950s

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H 35.44 in W 26.78 in D 27.96 in

Ico Parisi for MIM Roma Executive Chair, Italy 1950s

By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma

Located in Naples, IT

A modern swivel desk chair on castors from the Temi series, an icon of 1950s Italy designed by the

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Ico Parisi for MIM Roma Swiwel Chair, Italy 1950s
Ico Parisi for MIM Roma Swiwel Chair, Italy 1950s

Ico Parisi for MIM Roma Swiwel Chair, Italy 1950s

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H 33.47 in W 23.63 in D 20.87 in

Ico Parisi for MIM Roma Swiwel Chair, Italy 1950s

By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma

Located in Naples, IT

Office chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, a timeless masterpiece of mid-century Italian design. This

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

1950s Fully Restored Rosewood and Leather Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM
1950s Fully Restored Rosewood and Leather Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM

1950s Fully Restored Rosewood and Leather Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

Modernist swivel chair designed by Ico Parisi and produced by M.I.M. (Mobili Italiani Moderni) Roma

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Fully Restored Rosewood Swivel Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1950s
Fully Restored Rosewood Swivel Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1950s

Fully Restored Rosewood Swivel Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1950s

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

Office swivel chair designed by Ico Parisi and produced by M.I.M. (Mobili Italiani Moderni) Roma

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Ico Parisi Chair in Walnut for MIM, Roma Italy 1960s
Ico Parisi Chair in Walnut for MIM, Roma Italy 1960s

Ico Parisi Chair in Walnut for MIM, Roma Italy 1960s

By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma

Located in Voorburg, NL

legs. The chair is in good original condition with normal wear and Marked ‘MIM’.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

1960s Swivel Desk Chair with New Black Leather by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma
1960s Swivel Desk Chair with New Black Leather by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

1960s Swivel Desk Chair with New Black Leather by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

Swivel chair designed by Ico Parisi and produced by M.I.M. Mobili Italiani Moderni Roma, Italy

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Fully Renoved Desk Chair in Black Leather and Walnut by Ico Parisi for MIM
Fully Renoved Desk Chair in Black Leather and Walnut by Ico Parisi for MIM

Fully Renoved Desk Chair in Black Leather and Walnut by Ico Parisi for MIM

By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)

Located in Rome, IT

Swivel chair designed by Ico Parisi and produced by M.I.M. Roma (Mobili Italiani Moderni), Italy

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

1960s Swivel Desk Chair with New Black Leather by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma
1960s Swivel Desk Chair with New Black Leather by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

1960s Swivel Desk Chair with New Black Leather by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

Swivel chair designed by Ico Parisi and produced by M.I.M. ( Mobili Italiani Moderni ) Roma, Italy

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

1960s Swivel Desk Chair with New Black Leather by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma
1960s Swivel Desk Chair with New Black Leather by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

1960s Swivel Desk Chair with New Black Leather by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

Swivel chair designed by Ico Parisi and produced by M.I.M. ( Mobili Italiani Moderni ) Roma, Italy

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Fully Restored Rosewood Swivel Desk Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma
Pair of Fully Restored Rosewood Swivel Desk Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

Pair of Fully Restored Rosewood Swivel Desk Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)

Located in Rome, IT

Office swivel chairs in natural cognac leather and curved rosewood frame , designed by Ico Parisi

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Fully Restored Leather and Mahogany Swivel Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma
Fully Restored Leather and Mahogany Swivel Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

Fully Restored Leather and Mahogany Swivel Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

Office swivel armchair designed by Ico Parisi and produced by M.I.M. (Mobili Italiani Moderni) Roma, Italy, 1950's New dark brown natural leather upholstery. Fully restored mahogany...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

‘Parioli’ office chairs by Ennio Fazioli for MIM Roma, Italy 1960s
‘Parioli’ office chairs by Ennio Fazioli for MIM Roma, Italy 1960s

‘Parioli’ office chairs by Ennio Fazioli for MIM Roma, Italy 1960s

By MIM Roma, Ennio Fazioli

Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE

Pair of elegant office chairs designed by Ennio Fazioli for MIM Roma in the early 1960s. Part of

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Executive office chair by Ennio Fazioli for MIM Roma, Italy 1960
Executive office chair by Ennio Fazioli for MIM Roma, Italy 1960

Executive office chair by Ennio Fazioli for MIM Roma, Italy 1960

By Ennio Fazioli, MIM Roma

Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE

Elegant ‘Parioli’ executive office chair designed by Ennio Fazioli for MIM Roma in 1960. This model

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Ico Parisi for MIM Roma Pair of Swiwel Chairs, Italy 1950
Ico Parisi for MIM Roma Pair of Swiwel Chairs, Italy 1950

Ico Parisi for MIM Roma Pair of Swiwel Chairs, Italy 1950

By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma

Located in Naples, IT

Modernist swivel chairs from 1950 designed by Ico Parisi and produced by M.I.M. (Mobili Italiani

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Ico & Luisa Parisi for MIM, Swivel Office Chair, M.I.M. Italy 1950s Swivel Chair
Ico & Luisa Parisi for MIM, Swivel Office Chair, M.I.M. Italy 1950s Swivel Chair

Ico & Luisa Parisi for MIM, Swivel Office Chair, M.I.M. Italy 1950s Swivel Chair

By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi

Located in Roma, IT

This vintage swivel office chair was designed by Ico Parisi for MIM (Mobili Italiani Moderni - Rome

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Italian mid-century modern Black leather Office chairs by Ico Parisi MIM, 1960s
Italian mid-century modern Black leather Office chairs by Ico Parisi MIM, 1960s

Italian mid-century modern Black leather Office chairs by Ico Parisi MIM, 1960s

By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma

Located in MIlano, IT

can use as desk chairs. Produced by MIM Design in 1960s and designed by Ico Parisi. Logo on the back

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Vintage 1960s Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

1960s Italian Grey Leather Desk Armchair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma
1960s Italian Grey Leather Desk Armchair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

1960s Italian Grey Leather Desk Armchair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)

Located in Rome, IT

Office swivel chair with armrests and high back designed by Ico Parisi and produced by M.I.M

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian Swivel Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1960s
Italian Swivel Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1960s

Italian Swivel Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1960s

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H 33.47 in W 21.26 in D 24.81 in

Italian Swivel Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1960s

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

lacquered legs and original green fabric. The desk or conference chairs are in good original conditions ,we

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Poltrone MIM "Parioli 8105" di Ennio Fazioli
Poltrone MIM "Parioli 8105" di Ennio Fazioli

Poltrone MIM "Parioli 8105" di Ennio Fazioli

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H 35.44 in W 27.56 in D 27.17 in

Poltrone MIM "Parioli 8105" di Ennio Fazioli

By Ennio Fazioli, MIM Roma

Located in Conversano, IT

nel 1960 e prodotte negli anni 70 dalla nota Azienda Italiana MIM Mobili Italiani Moderni. La poltrone

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Vintage 1960s Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Kingwood

Ico Parisi Set of Black Lacquer and Velvet ‘Terni’ Executive Chairs for MIM Roma
Ico Parisi Set of Black Lacquer and Velvet ‘Terni’ Executive Chairs for MIM Roma

Ico Parisi Set of Black Lacquer and Velvet ‘Terni’ Executive Chairs for MIM Roma

By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi

Located in Tilburg, NL

lacquered wood and red velvet. MIM Roma, Italy. This particular set of chairs began their lives in the

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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood, Lacquer

Set of Six Office Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM, 1960s
Set of Six Office Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM, 1960s

Set of Six Office Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM, 1960s

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H 32.29 in W 26.78 in D 20.87 in

Set of Six Office Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM, 1960s

By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)

Located in Bresso, Lombardy

This set of six office chairs was designed by Ico Parisi for MIM and manufactured in the 1960s

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Vintage 1960s Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Conac Leather Swivel Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma
Conac Leather Swivel Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

Conac Leather Swivel Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

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H 29.53 in W 27.56 in D 26.38 in

Conac Leather Swivel Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

Office swivel armchair designed by Ico Parisi and produced by M.I.M. (Mobili Italiani Moderni) Roma, Italy 1st series of the 1950s. Natural leather upholstery. Mid-Century M...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian Walnut Swivel Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1950s
Italian Walnut Swivel Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1950s

Italian Walnut Swivel Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1950s

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

frame, metal legs and original senape fabric. This desk or conference chairs are in very good original

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Ico Parisi Armchairs for Mim Roma, 1960s
Ico Parisi Armchairs for Mim Roma, 1960s

Ico Parisi Armchairs for Mim Roma, 1960s

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H 38.59 in W 32.68 in D 29.53 in

Ico Parisi Armchairs for Mim Roma, 1960s

By MIM Roma, Ico & Luisa Parisi

Located in bari, IT

Executive chair designed by Ico Parisi for MiM Roma in the 1960s.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Ico Parisi for MiM Swivel Chair in Black Leatherette, Metal and Brass
Ico Parisi for MiM Swivel Chair in Black Leatherette, Metal and Brass

Ico Parisi for MiM Swivel Chair in Black Leatherette, Metal and Brass

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

Office swivel chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, black leatherette, metal, brass This desk

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian Swivel Chair in Oak by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1960s
Italian Swivel Chair in Oak by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1960s

Italian Swivel Chair in Oak by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1960s

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

Office desk chair designed by Ico Parisi and produced by M.I.M. (Mobili Italiani Moderni) Roma

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Swivel Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM, Rosewood and Dark Brown Leather, 1950s
Swivel Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM, Rosewood and Dark Brown Leather, 1950s

Swivel Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM, Rosewood and Dark Brown Leather, 1950s

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

Swivel chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma 1st model from 1958 Metal legs, rosewood frame and dark

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

1950s Swivel Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM, Rosewood and Dark Brown Leather
1950s Swivel Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM, Rosewood and Dark Brown Leather

1950s Swivel Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM, Rosewood and Dark Brown Leather

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

Swivel chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma 1st model from 1958 Metal legs , rosewood frame and dark

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

1950s Swivel Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM, Rosewood and Dark Brown Leather
1950s Swivel Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM, Rosewood and Dark Brown Leather

1950s Swivel Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM, Rosewood and Dark Brown Leather

By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

Located in Rome, IT

Swivel chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma First model from 1958 Metal legs, rosewood frame and dark

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

1960s Vintage black Leather Armchair.  Ico Parisi for Mim Roma
1960s Vintage black Leather Armchair.  Ico Parisi for Mim Roma

1960s Vintage black Leather Armchair. Ico Parisi for Mim Roma

By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma

Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT

A vintage armchair. designed by Italian design icon ICO Parisi for MIM Roma ltd in the 1960s

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Steel

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By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi

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Set of two swivel armchairs Italian design by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma New upholstery, completely

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Mim Desk Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal mim desk chair for your home. Frequently made of metal, wood and animal skin, every mim desk chair was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the mim desk chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right mim desk chair, those designed in Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM) and MIM Roma each produced at least one beautiful mim desk chair that is worth considering.

How Much is a Mim Desk Chair?

Prices for a mim desk chair start at $645 and top out at $9,600 with the average selling for $1,481.

Ico Parisi for sale on 1stDibs

Domenico “Ico” Parisi was one half of a prolific postwar design duo he comprised with his wife, Luisa. Their furniture designs are known for running the stylistic gamut, with celebrated mid-century modern pieces ranging from elegantly skeletal — like dramatic ebonized dining chairs — to plush and shapely, like the iconic 1951 Egg chair, in a plethora of materials.

The son of an art teacher father, Ico Parisi was exposed to art at an early age. Born in 1916 in the Sicilian capital of Palermo, he and his family moved to Como in 1925. There, the young Parisi would begin to develop his interest in architecture and design. After earning a degree as a building inspector in 1936 and working as a civil engineer, Parisi took on an apprenticeship in the studio of Giuseppe Terragni, the modernist, fascist Italian architect, pioneer of the Rationalist movement and creator of the iconic Casa del Fascio.

While working for Terragni, Parisi crossed paths with such contemporary design talents as Lucio Fontana, Bruno Munari and Pietro Lingeri, though he briefly moved away from design and architecture to explore photography and film. His artistic work would soon be interrupted, however, by the outbreak of World War II, during which he served at the front before returning to Como in 1943. There, he resumed work as a designer and architect, founding two architecture groups: the Alta Quota and the Gruppo Como.

Through his creative circles, Parisi met Luisa Aiani, a former student of the prolific architect and furniture designer Gio Ponti, who was affiliated with the Alta Quota. They married in 1947 and founded the studio La Ruota — a cross between a design firm and an intellectual salon — in Como shortly thereafter. In 1950, Parisi finally completed his architectural schooling, studying under the nationalist architect Alberto Sartoris at the Athenaeum Architecture School in Lausanne, Switzerland. He and Aiani began several decades of sophisticated output, designing curved sofas upholstered in yellow velvet and armchairs with slender mahogany frames for enduring Italian manufacturers such as Cassina and others.

Much like Charles and Ray Eames in America, the Parisis worked as a team and relied on experimentation in style and material for many of their designs. Ico Parisi died in Como in 1996.

Find a collection of vintage Ico Parisi coffee tables, dining chairs and more on 1stDibs.

A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

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The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

Finding the Right Office-chairs-desk-chairs for You

An essential part of every office or home workstation, office chairs and desk chairs are critically important to your comfort and getting the job done.

Desk chairs have evolved over time. While writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson pined for a wider range of motion and introduced some improvements to his English-style Windsor chair, inventing the swivel chair along the way. So the next time you roll, recline or swivel at your vintage desk, remember: The third president of the United States had a lot to do with that functionality.

Changes in the availability of resources have also led to innovations in desk chair design. After World War II, for example, optimistic American designers made use of wartime materials in their efforts to create practical domestic goods.

Mid-century modernism is the name given to the broad postwar time period that prioritized thoughtful design. Journalist Cara Greenberg, who coined the term “mid-century modernism,” cites “ergonomic wisdom” as part of the reason for the longevity of the era’s furnishings, and when it comes to sitting in a desk chair for hours at a time, what could be more important than ergonomic support?

As mid-century modernism was marked by resourcefulness and boundless creativity — and produced designers who, in most cases, prioritized comfort and support — it follows that all mid-century chairs are not the same. Nowhere is this perhaps more evident than at Herman Miller. The legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer got its start in the office, with design director George Nelson enlisting the likes of Charles and Ray Eames to produce desk chairs and lounge chairs that are still celebrated today. Elsewhere at the time, the numerous pieces Florence Knoll created for Knoll’s office furniture line were envisioned as design solutions for the changing needs of residential and office spaces.

If you’re working remotely and streamlined seating isn’t your thing, don’t be afraid of making a statement with your office chair. Introduce a touch of drama to your video calls by way of 19th-century desk accessories and the alluring forms we typically associate with antique desk chairs designed in the Empire and Regency styles. For a minimalist touch, a spare, utilitarian Industrial-style office chair can work in any space but will fit in particularly well amid the exposed brick and steel architecture that characterizes a loft apartment.

An inspiring home office cleverly mixes materials and styles to create a welcoming place of productivity and comfort, and if you’re gathering with colleagues at your company HQ, an array of wood, leather and metal office chairs can help integrate disparate textures in a conference room or any other collaborative space. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse collection of office and desk chairs today.