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.
Dressing table 'Positano 1306' by Ico & Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in MADRID, ES
Mid Century dressing table model 'Positano 1306' by Ico & Luisa Parisi in rosewood and metal legs. Italy, 1950s. Length: 85cm Height: 77cm Depth: 45cm Mirror diameter: 38cm
Iron
$2,987Sale Price|20% Off
Ico Parisi for Stildomus Midcentury Italian Wood Wall Mirror 1960s
By Stildomus, Ico Parisi
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian mirror designed by Ico Parisi and produced by Stildomus with star-shaped dark solid wood frame, Italy 1960s
Mirror, Wood
Ico Parisi "Temide" Umbrella Stand for Stildomus, Italy 1960
By Stildomus, Ico Parisi, (After) Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous “Temide” umbrella stand in a marvelous curly rosewood, model 1703 designed by Ico Parisi and produced by Stildomus in Italy in 1959. Fully original and in fabulous conditio...
Steel, Stainless Steel
$14,002Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Italian Red Sofa by Ico Parisi for Cassina Mod. 875, Published
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
Located in Milano, IT
Rare four-seater sofa by Ico Parisi for Cassina model 875 of the 60s. The structure is metal, and the cover is red cotton fabric. The sofa through the clean lines and defined very ri...
Steel
Sideboard by Ico Parisi 1960s Production Brugnoli Cantù
By Ico Parisi, Brugnoli Mobili Cantú
Located in Milano, IT
Sideboard cabinet with hinged doors and exposed drawers, made of exotic wood veneer with brass handles. Completely Restored.
Wood
Rare Ico Parisi for Stildomus 'Altair' Fireplace Tools
By Stildomus, Ico Parisi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ico Parisi for Stildomus Selezione, 'Altair' fireplace tools with standard, model '2001', nickel-plated brass, wood, steel, Italy, 1959 The Altair design is a rare creation by Ico P...
Brass, Steel, Nickel
$1,026Sale Price / set|20% Off
Ico Parisi Footstools, Wooden with Bouclé Fabric, Italy, Circa 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A beautiful pair of 1950s wooden foot stools by the Italian designer, Ico Parisi. The stools have been reupholstered in a neutral Dedar boucle fabric and the pair are in excellent co...
Fabric, Wood, Bouclé
Italian modern office chair by Ico Parisi for MiM, 1970s
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern office chair by Ico Parisi for MiM, 1970s Office chair or armchair with padded seat and backrest, upholstered in brown leather with a wooden frame. The four-spoke meta...
Metal
Mid-Century Side Table by Ico Parisi, Stained Beechwood & Glass, Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Multi-functional side table by renowned Italian designer Ico Parisi. The sleek side table has a magazine holder as well as having two solid glass shelves...
Brass
Ico Parisi Magazine Table Wood Brass, 1950, Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
Ico Parisi magazine table wood brass, 1950, Italy.
Wood
Ico Parisi Ebonized walnut wood serving card 1950s
By Ico Parisi, Angelo De Baggis
Located in Den Haag, NL
Designer: Ico Parisi Manufacturer: Angelo De Baggis Design Model: 56 Ebonized walnut wood A delightful mid century Italian drinks trolley .The two tier cart is realized entirely out...
Walnut
Ico Parisi Foldable Valet Coat Stand in Beech and Brass for Reguitti, Italy 1960
By Ico Parisi, Fratelli Reguitti
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and incredibly rare midcentury foldable coat stand in beechwood, brass and black enameled metal. This stunning piece was designed by Ico Parisi and produced by Fratelli Reg...
Metal, Brass
Ico Parisi Wall Coat Rack for Stildomus, Italy, 1959
By Stildomus, Ico Parisi
Located in Milan, IT
Ico Parisi 'Regolo' Model 1802 wall coat rack for Stildomus, Italy 1959.
Brass, Nickel
Ico Parisi for Singer and Sons Mid Century Walnut and Brass Console Table
By M. Singer & Sons, Ico Parisi
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Ico Parisi for Singer and Sons Mid Century Walnut and Brass Console Table This console table measures: 71 wide x 19.75 deep x 29.25 inches high Restored - Mint Condition! Ready to ...
Brass
Ico Parisi Armchairs, Italy 1950's
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Rosewood and black stained walnut chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM, they retain their original leather and labels.
Leather, Rosewood, Walnut
Ico Parisi Palpebra Red Table Lamp by Cassina
By Ico Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ico Parisi Palpebra Matt Black Table Lamp by Cassina The creative flair of Ico Parisi in a playful invention of mimicry. This artistic lamp is engineered to open and close, mimicki...
Aluminum
$2,560Sale Price / set|46% Off
Italian Sofa and the Chair by Ico Parisi for Mim Roma
By Ico Parisi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ico Parisi set 1960s period in original condition. Rosewood base and original Mim upholstery
Rosewood
Ico Parisi Curved fabric sofa with brass legs by Isa Bergamo, Italy, 1950s
By ISA Bergamo, Ico Parisi
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Curved fabric sofa with brass legs, designed by Ico Parisi, manufactured by Isa Bergamo. This sofa, designed by Ico Parisi, epitomizes the finest stylistic research of the 1950s. It...
Brass
Rare Ico Parisi Italian Modern Lounge Chairs for MIM - A Set of 3
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
Located in New York, NY
These rare lounge chairs were designed by Ico Parisi in the Mid-20th Century and produced by MIM (Mobili Italiani Moderni). The chairs are mahogany and bent plywood, with an elegant ...
Mahogany, Plywood
Italian beech valet by Ico Parisi for Fratelli Reguitti, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Beech valet with brass accessories designed by Ico Parisi and produced by Fratelli Reguitti in Italy in the 1950s. This valet features retractable solid brass rods on each side for b...
Brass
Ico Parisi Iride Floor Lamp by Cassina, Red Aluminium, Higher Version
By Ico Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ico Parisi Iride Floor Aluminium Lamp by Cassina Ico Parisi’s fascination with the integration of design, art and architecture led to the creation of a floor lamp in the 1970s re-ed...
Aluminum
Vintage Italian Writing Table by Ico Parisi, Mahogany & Walnut, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 20th Century, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian writing table made of hand crafted polished Mahogany and Walnut, designed by Ico Parisi in good condition. The freestanding desk is...
Metal, Brass
Ico Parisi Urio Wall Bookcase for MIM Rome, Teak & Metal, 1965
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in bari, IT
Two-module bookcase model Urio designed by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma in the 1960s. The two modules contain three storage cabinets and a teak drawer cabinet all anchored to aluminum upr...
Metal
Documented Ico and Luisa Parisi Mid-Century Modern Italian Executive Desk
By Ico Parisi
Located in Plainview, NY
This iconic Mid-Century Modern executive desk was the result of a collaboration between the masterful Italian architect and designer, Ico Parisi and his wife, Luisa, a student of Gio...
Aluminum
Rare Italian Low Table by Ico Parisi for Brugnoli Mobili Cantu, 60s
By Brugnoli Mobili Cantú, Ico Parisi
Located in Lucija, SI
This rare low table was designed by Ico Parisi Produced by Brugnoli Mobili Cantu in 1952. Comparative Bibliography: R. Lietti, Ico Parisi Design Catalogue Raisonné 1936-1960, Silvan...
Glass, Wood
A lovely Italian 1950s beechwood and ribbed glass console by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in London, GB
A lovely Italian 1950s beechwood console by Ico Parisi designed in his trademark geometric style with ribbed beechwood edging and original ribbed white opaline glass top and lower cl...
Opaline Glass, Beech
Ico Parisi Italian Mid-Century 3-Tier Rolling Bar Cart
By Ico Parisi
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century 3-tier rolling bar cart in glass and walnut with brass details and 4 casters (ICO PARISI for ANGELO DE BAGGIS)
Brass
Ico Parisi for Bonacina Woven Rattan Pouf, Italy 1960s
By Ico Parisi, Bonacina
Located in Naples, IT
Footstool or pouf made entirely of round rattan with central hole, composed of many concentric parallel strides and interlacing between them, italian designed by Ico Parisi for Bona...
Bamboo, Rattan
Ico Parisi Lounge Chair Model 856, Leather & Aluminum, Italy, 1957
By Figli di Amadeo Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Hellouw, NL
A clean and thoughtful design by Ico Parisi, this lounge chair shows how Italian furniture moved towards lighter and more open forms in the late 1950s. Produced by Cassina, it balanc...
Aluminum
$2,333Sale Price|20% Off
Small Bedside Tables Shelves Style Ico Parisi for Debaggis 1950s Brass
By Ico Parisi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Small bedside tables or shelves in mahogany Ico Parisi for Debaggis 1950s brass and glass Minimalist
Brass
Mario Tsai, Aluminium Champagne Painted Tsai Table Lamp by Cassina
By Ico Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mario Tsai, Aluminium Champagne Painted Tsai Table Lamp by Cassina UNIT OF LIGHT A collection of modular metal lamps in which the base unit alludes to the shape of a brick. A simpl...
Aluminum
Wooden and glass coffee table attributed to Ico Parisi, Italy 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant coffee table designed by Ico Parisi, featuring a sculptural wooden structure with dynamic, tapering lines typical of Parisi’s refined mid-century aesthetic. The tabletop is m...
Glass, Wood
$1,399Sale Price|20% Off
Low square brown wooden MIM table Ico Parisi Model Tivoli 1960 Label
By Ico Parisi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Low Square Table made by MIM of Rome designed by Ico Parisi with Original Label
Wood
Mario Tsai, Aluminium Tsai Suspension Lamp by Cassina
By Ico Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mario Tsai, Aluminium Tsai Suspension Lamp by Cassina UNIT OF LIGHT A collection of modular metal lamps in which the base unit alludes to the shape of a brick. A simple lighting sy...
Aluminum
$3,022Sale Price|30% Off
Ico Parisi Mid Century Table from the 60's
By Ico Parisi, Fratelli Rizzi
Located in bari, IT
Elegant oval wooden table design ico parisi 60s produced by Fratelli Rizzi.
Wood
Mid Century Modern Side Table, Model No. 360, designed by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi, Angelo De Baggis
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an iconic Mid Century Modern Side Table, model '360', designed by Ico Parisi for Angelo de Baggis. Ico Parisi designed this side tables originally as te...
Brass
Aluminium Tsai Table Lamp by Ico Parisi for Cassina, Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mario Tsai, Aluminium Tsai Table Lamp by Cassina UNIT OF LIGHT A collection of modular metal lamps in which the base unit alludes to the shape of a brick. A simple lighting system ...
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Italian Teak Wall Unit by Ico Parisi, 1960s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Teak Wall Unit by Ico Parisi, 1960s
Teak
Ico Parisi Mid-Century Modern Chairs for MIM Rome, Italy, 1974
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in bari, IT
Bentwood and fabric chairs with swivel steel base designer Ico Parisi for Mim (Rome) prod. Italy 1970 Possibility of single purchase
Metal
Italian Dining Chairs by Ico Parisi and Luisa Parisi for Ariberto Colombo, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Italian Dining Chairs by Ico Parisi and Luisa Parisi for Ariberto Colombo, 1950s. very good condition. I can sent more detail picture.please contact me. each price.
Walnut
20th Century Ico Parisi Wall Mirror for MIM in Wood and Leather Ribbon of '50s
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Ico Parisi was born in Palermo, Italy, in 1916, but as early as 1925 with his family he moved to Como, where in 1936 he graduated as a building surveyor and served an apprenticeship ...
Faux Leather, Wood
Ico Parisi "Urio" Executive Desk, MIM Roma, Italy 1950s
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in Roma, IT
Extraordinary and incredibly rare "Urio" executive desk designed by the mastery of Ico Parisi and produced by MIM (Mobili Italiani Moderni) in Italy during the 1950s. In fabulous co...
Aluminum, Steel, Metal
Ico Parisi, Wall Light, Metal, Glass, Italy, 1960s
By Arteluce, Ico Parisi
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered metal and opaline glass wall light designed by Ico Parisi and produced by Arteluce, Italy, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (Inches): 19.5"H x 9.5"W x 13.0"D Back Pla...
Metal
Bench model Camogli by Ico Parisi for M.I.M Roma, 1958
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in Piacenza, Italy
"Camogli" bench, designed by Ico Parisi and produced by M.I.M Roma, is a masterpiece of craftsmanship. Made from solid wood with brass details, it showcases exceptional construction ...
Brass
Console Table by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in Red Lion, PA
Rare Sculptural Console Table by Ico & Luisa Parisi Italyc. 1954 Studio-built table. Architectural structure in ebonized & blonde woods. Glass top. A very rare double-wide version of...
Glass, Wood
20th Century, Ico Parisi Wooden Bookcase mod. 1955.DB3
By Angelo De Baggis, Ico Parisi
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Ico Parisi was an Italian architect and designer, born in Palermo in 1916. His activity, marked by continuous experimentation, consists in an incessant research in the fields of arch...
Wood
Ico Parisi Consolle Wall Wood 1950 Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
Ico Parisi Consolle.
Wood
Ico Parisi Palpebra Matt Black Table Lamp by Cassina
By Ico Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ico Parisi Palpebra Matt Black Table Lamp by Cassina The creative flair of Ico Parisi in a playful invention of mimicry. This artistic lamp is engineered to open and close, mimicki...
Aluminum
Mario Tsai, Aluminium Champagne Painted Tsai Table Lamp by Cassina
By Ico Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mario Tsai, Aluminium Champagne Painted Tsai Table Lamp by Cassina UNIT OF LIGHT A collection of modular metal lamps in which the base unit alludes to the shape of a brick. A simpl...
Aluminum
$7,467Sale Price|20% Off
Ico Parisi Cabinet and Dry Bar Manufactured by De Baggis, Italy 1950s
By Ico Parisi, Angelo De Baggis
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Ico Parisi Grissinato Wood Cabinet and Dry Bar. Manufactured by De Baggis, Original Label Italy 1950s
Brass
Mid Century Modern 'Positano 1306' Dressing Table by Ico & Luisa Parisi, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid Century Modern 'Positano 1306' Dressing Table by Ico & Luisa Parisi, 1958.
Wood
$1,633Sale Price / item|49% Off
Ico Parisi Wall Unit with Mirror and Stool, 1950, Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Oirlo, LI
Ico Parisi wall unit with mirror and stool 1950 Italy Mahogany wall unit or beautiful in the hall with wooden top and finials, with drawer an...
Mahogany
Side table in walnut design Ico Parisi by De Baggis
By Angelo De Baggis, Ico Parisi
Located in Monaco, MC
Lovely side table in solid walnut Design by Ico Parisi for De Baggis studio in Italy. Circa 1950 Details in brass. Very good condition More information upon request
Wood, Walnut
$13,068Sale Price|20% Off
Important Mid Century Executive Desk by Ico Parisi for MIM 1958
By Ico Parisi
Located in Rome, IT
This large Terni executive desk was designed by Ico Parisi in 1958 for MIM (Mobili Italiani Moderni) Rome, Italy, with a rectangular tabletop, The desk contains a three drawer block ...
Wood
$7,467Sale Price|20% Off
Iconic Wall Mirror by ico Parisi for MIM Mod. Paraggi
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
Located in Milano, IT
Iconic Wall Mirror by Ico Parisi for MIM, Model "Paraggi" (1958) This exceptional wall mirror, designed by the renowned Italian architect and designer Ico Parisi for MIM, epitomizes...
String, Mirror, Wood
Vintage 20th Century Italian Chest Of Drawers By Ico Parisi For Mim Roma c.1950
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A 20th Century sleek Italian wooden chest of drawers by Ico Parisi for Mim Roma, leading advocates of minimal and conceptual furniture design in the 1950s. Ico Parisi (1916–1996) wa...
Metal
$17,503
Console by Ico Parisi, 1958
By Ico Parisi, Brugnoli Mobili Cantú
Located in Berlin, DE
Console for wall, made of walnut with brass handles. Three drawers. Dimensions / H.16/30cm - W.150.5cm - D.41cm Design / Ico Parisi 1958 Manufacturer / Colombo e Clerci Como ...
Brass
Ico Parisi, Italian Midcentury Long Sideboard in Walnut, circa 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milan, IT
Ico Parisi, Italian midcentury long sideboard in walnut with white top, circa 1950 Ico Parisi played a significant role in the mid-20th-cen...
Wood
Elegant Clothing valet design by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful and elegant clothing Valet, design by Ico Parisi, made of beech wood, the little brass telescoping brass bars are very cute, you can pull them out
Wood, Beech
1950 Ico Parisi Three square mirror
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Ico Parisi Three square mirror plates mounted on a green velours-covered board, held by a wooden frame. Italy, ca. 1950 Same era as: Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouve, Pierre Pauline...
Mirror, Wood