Ico Parisi Seating
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 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”,...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Seating
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Metal
Pair of Ico Parisi for Singer and Sons Beige Leather Side / Game Chairs
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, 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 Seating
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Wood, Leather, Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Ico Parisi for Singer and Sons Beige Leather Side / Game Chairs
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, 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 Seating
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Leather, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Ico Parisi Settee, 1950's
By Ariberto Colombo, Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Settee by Ico Parisi, c. 1950. This tailored sculptural settee is as stylish as it is comfortable. Poised yet relaxed, the contours of this sofa are remarkably body conscious and nat...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Seating
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Wood
Ico Parisi 875 Armchair for Cassina
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Berlin, DE
The price given applies to the piece as shown in the first picture. Please ask for pricing in other materials/colors.
Designed by Ico Parisi in 1960 for Cassina, at that time “Figl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Seating
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Metal
20th Century Ico Parisi Bench with wooden structure and fabric seating - pink
By Ico Parisi
Located in Turin, Turin
Bench designed by the great italian master Ico Parisi in '50s. The bench has a wooden structure (teak) with wonderful attention for the corner joints, and the seating is covered by p...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Fabric, Teak
Beautiful Ico Parisi '856' Leather Lounge Chairs, Cassina, 1957
By Ico Parisi
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Lovely and important pair of original 1957 Ico Parisi “856” lounge chairs finished in high quality leather, manufactured by Cassina, Meda (Milan), Italy...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Steel, Chrome
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 Seating
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Chrome
Ico Parisi, Italian Mid-Century Set of 6 Wood and Leather Chairs, circa 1940
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milan, IT
Ico Parisi, Italian mid-century set of 6 wood and dark green leather chairs, circa 1940
A beautiful ensemble of six chairs in dark ebonized w...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Leather, Wood
Ico Parisi Italian Wood and Leather Armchairs for MIM Roma, 1960s
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
Located in Rovereta, SM
Italian Mid-Century Modern design set of two armchairs designed by Ico Parisi fo Mim Roma with wooden frame and curved plywood, leather upholstery, 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Seating
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Wood
20th Century Ico Parisi Bench with Wooden Structure and Fabric Seating, Blue
By Ico Parisi
Located in Turin, Turin
Bench designed by the great Italian master Ico Parisi in '50s. The bench has a wooden structure (teak) with wonderful attention for the corner joints, and the seating is covered by l...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Fabric, Teak
Pair of Ico Parisi for Singer and Sons Mid-Century Beige Leather Chairs
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, 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 Seating
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Leather
Vintage Italian Ivory-Colored Fabric Armchair by Ico Parisi, Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This armchair features a new beige fabric upholstery and varnished metal feet.
This seating is extremely comfortable and embracing.
It is vintage, therefore i...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Metal
Pair of Italian Modernist Wingback Lounge Chairs by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of high-back lounge chairs supported by carved walnut conical feet by Ico Parisi (1950s, Italy). Slender, tall, wing-back form with sweeping, dramatic lines producing a sharply ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Walnut
20th Century Ico Parisi Pair Armchair Ariberto Colombo Cantù 50s Bergère Grey
By Ico Parisi, Ariberto Colombo
Located in Turin, Turin
Pair of very beautiful armchairs bergère designed by Ico Parisi in 1950s for Ariberto Colombo, Cantù. The couple of Armchairs are in very good condition.
Published in: Lietti F., “I...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Upholstery, Wood
Ico Parisi “Cassina” Chairs Wood Velvet Padded Seat and Back, 1960, Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
Ico Parisi.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Wood
Mid-Century Italian Armchairs by Ico Parisi for Ariberto Colombo, Set of 2
By Ico Parisi
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
A pair of mid-century armchairs by Ico Parisi for Ariberto Colombo Cantu, designed in the 1950s. The pronounced curves and lines combined with the luxurious velvet fabric give these ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Velvet, Wood
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 Seating
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Fabric, Rope, Wood
Set of Ico Parisi Folding Deck Chairs for Reguitti, Italy 1970s
By Ico Parisi, Fratelli Reguitti
Located in Hellouw, NL
Set of Ico Parisi Folding Deck Chairs for Fratelli Reguitti in beech wood , Italy 1970s. This set consists of a lower and higher folding deck chair including the original Reguitti bl...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Beech
Ico Parisi Sofa Model 865
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
Located in New York, NY
Ico Parisi Sofa Model 865. Enameled metal and upholstery. Manufacture:
Figli di Amedeo Cassina Lit: Roberta Lietti: Ico Parisi Design -
Catalogue R...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Metal
Ico Parisi Bow Tie Dining Chairs, Set of 6
By Ico Parisi
Located in East Hampton, NY
Upholstered in a chic black and white striped velvet, these stylish and iconic designer dining chairs are ready to use, excellent vintage condition.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Velvet, Mahogany
Reclining and Folding Armchair Design Ico Parisi for Fratelli Reguitti, 1960s
By Ico Parisi, Fratelli Reguitti
Located in taranto, IT
Reclining and folding armchair, Fratelli Reguitti production based on a design by Ico Parisi, mid-1960s
Made of beech, it measures 103 cm in height, 63 cm in width, 60 cm in depth...
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1960s Italian Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Wood, Beech
Ico Parisi for Cassina Mod.110 Dining Chair
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Naples, IT
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.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Fabric, Wood
Light Rose Ico Parisi Armchair, 1950s, Italy
By Ico Parisi, Ariberto Colombo
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This armchair was in Italy in 1951 designed by Ico Parisi and manufactured by Ariberto Colombo. The massive chair had been re-upholstered in their past w...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Fabric, Wood
Ico Parisi Sofa
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
Located in New York, NY
Rare 865 sofa by Ico Parisi for Cassina. Black & white painted steel, fabric. Produced by Cassina. Recently re-upholstered. Metal appears to have been re-painted at some point, but s...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Seating
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Metal
Rare Italian Red Sofa by Ico Parisi for Cassina Mod. 875, Published
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
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...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Steel
Sofa in Grey-Green, Model '875', Ico Parisi, 1960
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
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 Seating
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Metal, Chrome
Pair of Ico Parisi Armchairs, Ariberto Colombo, Italy 1951
By Ico Parisi, Ariberto Colombo
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This Italian pair of armchairs was designed by Ico Parisi and manufactured by Ariberto Colombo in Cantu in the 1950s. The piece of furniture is upholstered in a grey and white stripe...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Fabric, Textile, Wood
Pair of Ico Parisi Armchairs in Blue Velvet for Ariberto Colombo, Italy, 1951
By Ico Parisi, Ariberto Colombo
Located in The Hague, NL
These sumptuous armchairs were designed by Ico Parisi in 1951. This particular model was manufactured by Ariberto Colombo in Cantu, Italy.
The pronounced curves and lines of the des...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Mohair, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Ico Parisi for MIM, Six Italian Wooden Dining Chairs, Green Fabric Seats, 1950
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of six Italian chairs was designed by Ico Parisi and manufactured by M.I.M. Roma in the 1950s. The combination of the green upholstery and the wood creates a balanced design...
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1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Wood, Fabric
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 Seating
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Rosewood
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 Seating
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Leather, Walnut
Ico & Luisa Parisi Large Italian mid-century sofa model 869, walnut, cream white
By Ico Parisi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ico Parisi (1916–1996).
Sofa model "869."
Manufactured by Figli di Amadeo de Cassina.
Italy, 1960.
Walnut wood and upholstery.
Large Sofa 3/4 place designed with walnut wooden legs ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Seating
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Walnut, Upholstery
Magnificent curved sofà by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Wonderful curved sofà by Ico Parisi for Ariberto Colombo Cantu'
Published in R. Aloi Sedie, Poltrone, Divani ,Milano 1953
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
Materials
Fabric
Ico Parisi Curved Back Sofa Manufactured by Ariberto Colombo
By Ico Parisi
Located in East Hampton, NY
As documented by Phillips Auction House - Design Masters Sale on December 17, 2014. Very sculptural details and perfectly restored to its original glo...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Chenille, Wood
Set of six Mid-Century Modern Beige Dining Chairs by Ico Parisi for Cassina
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of six Mid-Century Modern Beige Dining Chairs by Ico Parisi for Cassina
Ico Parisi designed the model 110 chair in 1961. The chairs offered here are a version with padded backres...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ico Parisi Seating
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Velvet, Wood
Set di 2 sedie Modello 814 Designer Ico Parisi per Cassina, 1960
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Set di 2 poltroncine eleganti e raffinate disegnate da Ico Parisi per Cassina Italia.
Poltroncine modello 814, Le poltrone poggiano su una struttura in legno massello con incastri e ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Faux Leather, Wood
Ico Parisi for MIM Set of 8 Dining Chairs, Italy - 1950s
By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi
Located in Berlin, DE
Ico Parisi for MIM Set of 8 Dining Chairs, Italy - 1950s. Fair original condition. We offer reupholstery in our in-house workshop. Please ask for a quote.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of 5 Ico Parisi Italian Rosewood Dining Chairs, 1960's
By Ico Parisi
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
A set of 5 dining chairs designed and made in Italy in 1960’s. Attributed to Ico Parisi, these chairs are a variant of the '110' model. They showcase a warm rosewood frame and backr...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Velvet, Wood
Set of 2 Chairs Designer Ico Parisi for Cassina, 1960s
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Set of 2 armchairs Designer Ico Parisi for Cassina Italy.
Armchairs mod 814 Italia design. This armchairs stand on a solid wood frame with interlocking joints ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Faux Leather, Wood
Ico Parisi Sofa, 1950
By Ariberto Colombo, Ico Parisi
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 Seating
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Brass
Mid-Century Italian Sofa by Ico Parisi, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
Large Italian curved four-seater sofa composed of six splayed polished legs, large wing shaped arms and a curved high back, in the style of Ico Parisi. Upholstered in beige fabric.
...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Brass
Early Model Ico Parisi Desk Chair with Arm Rests by MIM Roma, Italy 1959
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
Located in Hellouw, NL
Rare early model office chair, designed by Ico Parisi for M.I.M. (Mobili Italiani Moderni) Roma 1959. This chair is fully restored with an eye to detail. This fully ply-rosewood scal...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Aluminum, Nickel
Chairs Mod. 110 by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milan, IT
Eleven chairs mod. 110 by Ico Parisi.
Italy, 1961. Manufactured by Figli di Amedeo Cassina, Meda. Mahogany wood, walnut wood, fabric upholstery. Measures: 59 x 51.5 x H 79 cm, H seat...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
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Mahogany, Walnut, Fabric
Set of 4 Ico Parisi Bow Tie Dining Chairs Italian
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful set of 4-light walnut “bow tie” Italian dining chairs by Ico Parisi. Upholstered in a neutral light cream cotton fabric.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ico Parisi Seating
Materials
Cotton, Walnut
Ico Parisi seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Ico Parisi seating 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 seating, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 97 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 2 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original seating 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 seating by Franco Albini, Paolo Buffa, and Carlo De Carli. Prices for Ico Parisi seating can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $880 and can go as high as $78,112, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $6,629.
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