Ico Parisi Furniture
Italian, 1916-1996
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.
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Creator: Ico Parisi
Ico Parisi Consolle Wall Wood 1950 Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
Ico Parisi Consolle.
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1950s Other Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Wood
Pair of Ico Parisi storage unit
By Ico Parisi
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of Ico Parisi storage unit
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1960s Italian Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Wood
Metal and Wood Cart by Ico Parisi for MIM Rome, Italy, 1950s
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
Located in Milan, IT
Cart by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma.
Late 50s upfront design with metal details.
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1950s Italian Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Metal
I. Parisi for Stildomus mod. "Ariete 1401" Floor Hexagonal Ashtray 60s Ita
By Ico Parisi, Stildomus
Located in Palermo, IT
Floor ashtray mod. "Ariete 1401" with hexagonal base. The main structure is made of wood, with six vertical faces, three of which are more external. The upper part is made of metal, ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Metal
Rare Italian Design: Ico Parisi 856 Lounge Chairs for Cassina, 1950s
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
Located in Renens, CH
A pair of “856” lounge chairs by Ico Parisi for Cassina, produced during the 1950s in Italy.
The chairs have been beautifully re-upholstered in new dark brown semi-aniline leathe...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Metal
20th Century Ico Parisi Stildomus Magazine Rack in Wood and Nickeled Brass
By Stildomus, Ico Parisi
Located in Turin, Turin
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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Brass
ICO PARISI - coffee table magazine rack - 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
ICO PARISI - A fine coffee table with magazine rack, designed byL architect ICO PARISI, in the 1950s, made of solid beech wood , with a glass top and brass magazine rack rods.
Very n...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Furniture
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Brass
Ico Parisi Pair of Armchairs Model "875"
By Ico Parisi
Located in Red Lion, PA
Ico Parisi Pair of armchairs model "875". Produced by Cassina, Meda, 1960. Chromed steel frame, black leatherette upholstery. (slight defects)
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1960s Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Steel
Ico Parisi 1954 Telephone Stand, Wood and Glass and Brass, Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
Ico Parisi.
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1950s Italian Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Wood
Ivo Parisi Magazine rack with wheels three compartments Brass wood glass 1950 Itali
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
Rare trolley with wheels that if desired remove to three different compartments In brass glass and wood
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Bentwood
Cabinet with Drawers, Black / Ico Parisi, 1970
By Brugnoli Mobili Cantú, Ico Parisi
Located in Berlin, DE
This extraordinary drawer cabinet in black lacquered wood was designed by architect and designer Ico Parisi around 1970. The nine drawers of different sizes are equipped with rectang...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Wood
Ico Parisi Wall-mounted coat rack. Brass wood glass 1950s Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE BRASS GLAZED GOWN HANGER by Ico PARISI
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1950s Italian Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Brass
Italian Modern Dining Table By Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Modern Dining Table By Ico Parisi
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Furniture
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Glass
Sofa in Grey-Green, Model '875', Ico Parisi, 1960
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
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...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Metal, Chrome
Ico Parisi for MIM Roma XL Large Dining Room Table, Italy 1950.
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in Almelo, NL
Ico Parisi for MIM Roma XL Large Dining Room Table, Italy 1950.
This is a large dining room table designed by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, Italy in the 1950s. The table is made of dark ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Furniture
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Metal
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
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Rosewood
Vintage Large Beige Sofa attr. to Ico Parisi, Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
A model like this one but with different feet has been published on a catalogue.
This sofa is upholstered in beige fabric, which makes it ready to be covered w...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Metal
Tea Table by Ico Parisi / approx. 1950
By Fratelli Rizzi, Ico Parisi
Located in Berlin, DE
The tea trolley designed by Ico Parisi impresses with its extraordinary elegance. Made from solid mahogany, with a crystal glass serving plate.
Parisi was one of the most important I...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Furniture
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Crystal
Ico Parisi 875 Armchair by Cassina
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Ico Parisi in 1960, relaunched in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Designed by Ico Parisi in 1960 for Cassina, at that time “Figli di Amedeo Cassina”, th...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Furniture
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Metal
Ico Parisi Coffe Table Brass Iron Marbre, 1950, Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
Ico Parisi coffee table.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare Italian Sofa - MIM ROMA - Ico Parisi
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Rare sofa produced by MIM Roma (Mobili Italiana Moderne) in Italy. MiM was founded in 1958 by Ennio Faziola .The idea was to do the whole production cycle of home and office furnitur...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Furniture
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Metal, Aluminum
Ico Parisi Pair of armchairs - Lounge ´875´ Cassina Edition
By Ico Parisi
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Ico Parisi
Pair of armchairs - Lounge ´875´
Cassina Edition
Design 1960
Petroleum blue leather / stainless steel
L 79 x l 84 x h 76 cm
Seat height 39 cm
25 kgs each
New condition
Nev...
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2010s Italian Ico Parisi Furniture
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Leather, Ash
Vintage Dining Table by Ico and Luisa Parisi, 1940s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Roma, IT
Wood dyed in aniline, glass with colored paper on applied on rear.
Bibliography:
- Domus 229 (July-August 1948, p.22
- Flaminio Gualdoni, Ico Parisi & Architecture, Nuova Alfa Edi...
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1940s Italian Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Glass, Wood
Ico Parisi sofa, model 875 in steel and upholstered fabric
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2183
Ico Parisi (1916-1996)
Rare model 875 sofa in steel and upholstered fabric.
Cassina 1960 manufacturing.
Bibliography: R. Lietti, Ico Parisi. Design. Catalog raisonné 1936...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Furniture
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Steel
Ico Parisi Wooden Bench for Brugnoli Mobili Cantù, Italy 1974
By Brugnoli Mobili Cantú, Ico Parisi
Located in Hellouw, NL
Ico Parisi, a renowned Italian designer of the 20th century, was celebrated for his innovative and forward-thinking approach to furniture design. Collaborating with Brugnoli Mobili C...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Wood
Console by Ico Parisi, 1958
By Brugnoli Mobili Cantú, Ico Parisi
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 ...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Brass
Ico Parisi Wooden Table for Mim Roma, Published
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
A splendid coffee table designed by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma in the 1970s, of fine Italian manufacture. Published.
The structure of the coffee table is made of tubular black metal, w...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Metal
Rare Pair of Wood & Rope 1949 Armchairs by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi, Enrico Baleri
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare set of 4 armchairs designed by Ico Parisi in 1949 probably for the Furnitures maker Baleri. They belong to the artisanal production of Parisi.
The set remains in a very good vin...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Furniture
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Fabric, Rope, Wood
Ico Parisi trolley model 1101 Stildomus Italy 1959
By Stildomus, Ico Parisi
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Introducing a pair of tea trolleys, Model 1101, designed by the renowned Italian designer Ico Parisi and meticulously crafted by Stildomus in Rome, Italy, in 1959. These exquisite tr...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Ceramic Vases by Ico Parisi, Italy, 1960s
By Ico Parisi
Located in IT
What makes this piece unique or special?
This stunning pair of cone-shaped ceramic vases, designed by Ico Parisi and produced by Z9, exemplifies the bold creativity of mid-century It...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Ceramic
Urio modular bookcase in teak by Ico & Luisa Parisi for MIM, Rome, 1960s
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Urio modular bookcase designed in the 1960s by Ico and Luisa Parisi for M.I.M. Rome.
The bookcase consists of four modules that also have the optional back panels that were sold sepa...
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1960s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Steel
Ico Parisi 1954 Telephone Stand, Wood and Glass and Brass, Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
Ico Parisi.
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1950s Italian Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rare Ico Parisi for Stildomus 'Altair' Fireplace Tools
By Ico Parisi, Stildomus
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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Brass, Steel, Nickel
Ico Parisi, 1954 Telephone Stand, Wood and Glass and Brass
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
The telephone stand, 1954 Ico Parisi. With two shelves (the upper glass shelf for the telephone and the smaller wooden shelf below for the phone book).
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Armchairs Model 856 by Ico Parisi, Italy, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern pair of armchairs Model 856 by Ico Parisi, Italy, 1950s.
Chrome and original leather.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Side Chair by Ico Parisi, Italy 1980's
By Ico Parisi
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very cute side or desk chair by Ico Parisi, Italy.
It has been fabricated in the early 80's.
Very rare piece.
Lovely design with gold colored metal base and a shiny black seat and b...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Lotus Armchair by Ico and Luisa Parisi, Mid-20th Century
By Ico Parisi, Luisa Parisi
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of Lotus armchairs is an elegant piece of design furniture manufactured by Ico and Luisa Parisi in the mid-20th Century
Rare pair of armchairs mod...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Leather
Ico Paris iron table for Sampietro, Como, Italy, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Padova, IT
Four V-shaped legs created by molding a single piece of iron tubing are welded to the main structure at the top, where they bend outwards to support the tabletop. This is made from a...
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1950s Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Iron
Wall Mirror Designer Ico Parisi for MIM Original Label
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Wall mirror designed by Ico Parisi in late '50s and produced by MIM Mobili Italiani Moderni. The mirror frame is made of wood. The back of the mirror is as well in wood and there is ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mirror, Wood
Ico Parisi Mod 110, Italian Walnut and Leather Dining Chairs 1959
By Ico Parisi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian walnut and leather dining chairs by Ico Parisi for Brugnoli, 1959, set of four.
Mod. 110
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1950s Italian Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Italian mid-century modern floor ashtray Ariete 1401 Ico Parisi Stildomus, 1960s
By Ico Parisi, Stildomus
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern floor ashtray Ariete 1401 Ico Parisi Stildomus, 1960s
Floor ashtray mod. Ariete 1401 with hexagonal base. The main structure is made of wood, with six vert...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Ico Parisi Italian Midcentury Armchairs for Mim
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in bari, IT
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...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Fiberglass
Ico Parisi, Otto poltroncine mod. 814, prod. Cassina, 1961
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Rivoli, IT
Raro set di otto poltroncine produzione Cassina design Ico e Luisa Parisi modello 814 anno 1961. Struttura in legno laccato nero, seduta e schienale imbottito e rivestito in velluto...
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1960s Italian Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Velvet, Wood
Pair of Ico Parisi for Singer and Sons Mid-Century Beige Leather Chairs
By Ico Parisi
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Mid-Century side / game chairs with beige leather upholstery and solid slightly tapered backs, resting on four tapered square walnut legs. (ICO PARISI FOR SINGER & SONS)(PRIC...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Furniture
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Leather
Wall Mirror " Mira" by ico Parisi for Stildomus, Italy, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Brussels, BE
Wall Mirror " Mira" by ico Parisi for Stildomus, Italy, 1950s
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Mirror, Wood
Italian Mid-Century Modern Valet / Coat Stand by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern Personal Valet or Coat Stand by Ico Parisi circa 1950 with storage for coat, shirt, tie, personal articles and shoes. The piece is exquisitely h...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Urio Three-Section Bookcase by Ico Parisi for MIM, Roma
By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)
Located in North Miami, FL
Parisi revisited a project done in 1946 for Arte Casa Cantù, updating materials and production technology for Industrial production required in the late 1950s.
The bookcase is compr...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
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Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century " Antares" Table Lamp by Ico Parisi, Wood and Fabric, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century " Antares" Table Lamp by Ico Parisi, Wood and Fabric, 1950s
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Ico Parisi Sculptural Open Bar Coffee Table Mod. Idra, Italy, 1960s
By Ico Parisi, Stildomus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural and masculine dry bar oval coffee table designed by Ico Parisi and produced by Stildomuselezione, Italy, 1960.
Literature:
Roberta Lietti, Ico Parisi design Catalogo rag...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Ico Parisi for MIM low table Italian midcentury design 1960 ca
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in Milan, IT
This exceptional low table made by Ico Parisi around 1960 represents a rich period of collaboration between the designer and the MIM (Mobili Italiani Moderni) which was established i...
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1960s Italian Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Ico Parisi for Stildomus, wooden Cart, Trolley 60s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Padova, IT
A mix of style refinement and elegance for this two-shelf food trolley designed by Ico Parisi for Stildomous in the 1960s.
Wooden and parts in nickel-plated brass.
Signed under the s...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Ico Parisi for Singer and Sons Beige Leather Side / Game Chairs
By Ico Parisi
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Mid-Century side / game chairs with beige leather upholstery and solid slightly tapered backs, resting on four tapered square walnut legs. (ICO PARISI FOR SINGER & SONS)(PRIC...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Wood, Leather, Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Ico Parisi for Singer and Sons Beige Leather Side / Game Chairs
By Ico Parisi
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Mid-Century side / game chairs with beige leather upholstery and solid slightly tapered backs, resting on four tapered square walnut legs. (ICO PARISI FOR SINGER & SONS)(PRIC...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Furniture
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Leather, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Sideboard, Double opening, Italy, 1960s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Sideboard,Double opening, Italy, 1960s
Category
1960s Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Trolley by Ico Parisi for Angelo de Baggis, Italy, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Trolley by Ico Parisi for Angelo de Baggis, Italy, 1950s
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1950s Italian Vintage Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Ico Parisi Sofa, 1950
By Ico Parisi, Ariberto Colombo
Located in Berlin, DE
The sophisticated and avantgardistic design language of Ico Parisi is epitomized in this beautiful three seater. For the entrance of a villa in Como, Ico Parisi designed this beautiful seater. It consists of beautiful ash wood, brass and upholstery of velvet in elegant blue. Excellent condition.
The model in question takes up the motif given by the repetition of the wooden X-shaped crosses that draw the three seats and resolve the support of the padded backrests. In this case, the supporting structure, carved in solid ash, is completed by short legs, a logical continuation of the uprights, which mark the seats. The upholstery is not original.
About the designer:
Ico Parisi was born in Palermo in 1916. He graduated in construction and served his apprenticeship in the studio of Giuseppe Terragni. In 1937 he made a photographic study of the Casa del Fascio for the magazine Quadrante, which marked the whole of Parisi's research into "meditating on the legacies and contradictions of the enormous store of ideas and forms constituted by the experience of the masters".
His activity, marked by continuous experimentation, consists in an incessant research 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, the crucial encounters with Munari and Fontana (1951), and Melotti profoundly marked his experience. In 1948 he founded, with his wife Luisa Aiani, planner and designer, the studio La ruota which ceased its activity in 1995.
In 1954 he won the Gold Medal at the Milan Triennial X with the work Padiglione soggiorno, with Silvio Longhi and Luigi Antonietti. In 1957 he presented the work Casa per vacanze at the exhibition Colori e forme della casa d'oggi, the result of a collaboration with Manlio Rho...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Cabinet by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Cabinet by Ico Parisi, Italy 1960, in solid Rosewood, manufactured by Spartaco Brugnoli.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Dione Coffee Table by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Dione coffee table by Ico Parisi, Italy 1958, in rosewood and glass, manufactured by Stildomus, Rome.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ico Parisi Furniture
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Ico Parisi furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Ico Parisi furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Ico Parisi furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 331 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 6 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Ico Parisi were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Gianfranco Frattini, Osvaldo Borsani, and Willy Rizzo. Prices for Ico Parisi furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $409 and can go as high as $78,112, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,052.