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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A MID-CENTURY-MODERN COFFEE TABLE Mod.751 by ICO PARISI for CASSINA Italy 1950
By Franco Albini, Ico Parisi
Located in PARIS, FR
An architectural and square rectangular coffee table, Mid-Century-Modern, Modernist, Constructivist, straight geometric wooden structure, holding an original super thick Murano glass...
Glass, Wood
Ico Parisi, Side Tables, Wood, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1954
By Ico Parisi
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of wood, brass and glass side tables designed by Ico Parisi and produced by De Baggis, Cantù, Italy, c. 1954. Overall Dimensions (inches): 24.25"H x 17.75"W x 11.0"D All ite...
Brass
Ico Parisi 1947 Console Table for Cassina, Solid Wood, Mid-Century
By Ico Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ico Parisini Pa' 1947 Console Table For Cassina Based on just a few lines sketched by Ico Parisi, a perfectly proportioned, fluid, organic solid wood console took shape. PA’ 1947 i...
Wood
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
Ico Parisi PA' 1947 Wooden Console Table for Cassina, new
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Berlin, DE
Price is dependent on the chosen materials. Available materials: FINISH: FRASSINO TINTO NERO FRASSINO TINTO NERO NOCE CANALETTO AMERICAN WALNUT METAL PARTS: OTTONE SATINATO CRO...
Metal
Ico Parisi for MIM Rome "Tolomeo" Executive Desk, Italy 1960s
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in Naples, IT
Scrivania direzionale "Tolomeo" disegnata da Ico Parisi e prodotta da MIM Roma nel 1958. Completamente originale e in condizioni favolose, il legno utilizzato per questa scrivania è...
Steel
Ico Parisi Console in Walnut and Cherrywood, Italy, 1950's
By Ico Parisi
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Rare mid century modern Italian console by Ico Parisi, made in a refined combination of light walnut and darker cherrywood. The walnut gives the piece its soft, warm tone, while the ...
Cherry, Walnut
Ico Parisi for Spartaco Brugnoli, Italian Wall Console Table ca 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful wall console designed by Ico Parisi produced by Spartaco Brugnoli circa 1950. It is crafted out of Brazilian rosewood and ebonised walnut. The console has two brackets on...
Rosewood, Walnut
Tolomeo table by Ico Parisi and Ennio Fazioli, Italy, 1958
By Ennio Fazioli, Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
Located in Sant'Arsenio, Campania
Tolomeo Table by Ico Parisi and Ennio Fazioli - Italy, 1958 Large 'Tolomeo' executive table or desk designed by Ennio Fazioli and Ico Parisi in 1958 and produced by Mim. Teak venee...
Steel, Iron
$2,616Sale Price|20% Off
Coffee Table "Urio" by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Unusual long table "Urio" with tubular legs in black lacquered metal and cast aluminum, wood and Formica top. Ico Parisi designer and MIM production (Mobili Italiani Moderni), Itali...
Aluminum
Italian Modern Dining Table By Ico Parisi
By Osvaldo Borsani, Ico Parisi, Ariberto Colombo, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Dining Table By Ico Parisi. We offer this amazing Italian mid century modern oval marble topped dining table, center table,...
Marble, Bronze
Ico Parisi Console Table by Cassina, Mid-Century Modern, Italy
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Ico Parisi in 1947, relaunched in 2020. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. The idea for this console table, designed by Ico Parisi in 1947 for a private client, ...
Brass
Ico Parisi for Cassina '751' Coffee Table in Dark Wood and Glass
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ico Parisi for Figli di Amedeo Cassina, coffee table, model '751', stained wood, glass, Italy, 1962 This coffee table, designed in 1962 by Ico Parisi for Figli di Amedeo Cassina (m...
Glass, Wood
Vintage Italian Round Extendable Dining Table in Rosewood by Ico Parisi for MIM
By Ico Parisi, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian Modernist rosewood extension dining table raised on six rectangular straight legs with aluminum caps designed by Ico and Luisa Parisi for MIM, Roma (ca. 1950s). Spectacular w...
Metal, Aluminum
Pair of "Positano" Nightstands by Ico Parisi & Gino Sarfatti for MIM, Italy 1958
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning pair of Positano illuminated nightstands in rosewood, black enameled brass and steel designed by Gino Sarfatti and Ico Parisi and produced by MiM Roma in Italy during the late 1950s. The iconic nightstands are fully original, complete and in amazing conditions. They are signed inside. These incredibly rare and unique pair of bedside tables are in amazing conditions, made in rosewood and black enameled brass. These nightstands were designed by Parisi using Gino Sarfatti spot...
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
Ico Parisi Mid-Century Modern Italian Coffee Table, 1960s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Italian coffee table from the early 1960s designed by Ico Parisi in solid wood and poplar veneered top, completely restored and polished with shellac.
Poplar
Rare Ico Parisi Console. Walnut and Ebonizsed Wood
By Ico Parisi
Located in London, GB
Rare console by Ico Parisi. circa 1949 Italy. This is the longer 140cm version. Console has been professionally and sympathetically restored. Beautiful grain to the wood.
Wood, Walnut
Documented Ico and Luisa Parisi Mid-Century Modern Italian Executive Desk
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, 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
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 for Singer and Sons Mid Century Walnut and Brass Console Table
By Ico Parisi, M. Singer & Sons
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
Food bar cart designed by Ico Parisi for MB Italia, 1970s
By MB Italy, Ico Parisi
Located in taranto, IT
Very rare food bar cart designed by Ico Parisi for MB Italia, original from the 1970s. The frame is made of brass-plated aluminum, and the shelves, consisting of removable trays, are...
Aluminum
Mod. 65 Italian Serving Bar Cart by Ico & Luisa Parisi for De Baggis, 1950s
By A. De Gaggis, Ico Parisi
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous serving bar cart designed by the Italian design master Ico Parisi together with his wife Luisa. The cart was produced by De Baggis in the 1950s in Italy and is signed with...
Brass, Metal
$3,367Sale Price|20% Off
Ico Parisi for MIM Italian Midcentury Desk 1960's
By Ico Parisi
Located in bari, IT
Executive corner desk was designed by Ico Parisi for M.I.M Rome in Italy. The wooden top is connected to the black steel legs with corner elements in polished aluminum. The desk has ...
Aluminum
Ico Parisi "Urio" Executive Desk, MIM Roma, Italy 1950s
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
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
1950s Black Lacquer Trolley by Ico Parisi with Removable Serving Trays
By Ico Parisi
Located in London, GB
A 1950s cart trolley in black lacquer by Ico Parisi with the top two trays being removable serving trays with orignal castors.
Wood, Lacquer
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
1960s Mid-Century Modern Square 751 Coffee Table by Ico Parisi per Cassina
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A nr 751 square coffee table designed by Ico Parisi, manufactured by Cassina, it's labeled cassina and it has normal signs of use and age on the wood and the glass. It is a classic e...
Glass, Wood
751 coffee table by Ico Parisi per Cassina
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
You said: Uploaded image Scrivi un inserzione in inglese per 1stdibs per questa libreria italiana degli anni '60 con montanti in teak massello, lavorati dal pieno. Ripiani in teak c...
Glass, Wood
ICO PARISI - coffee table magazine rack - 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
ICO PARISI - A refined coffee table with magazine rack designed by ll' architect ICO PARISI, in the 1950s, of solid beech wood , with glass top and brass magazine rack rods. Very ni...
Brass
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
Rare Ico Parisi for Fratelli Rizzi Cabinet or Vanity in Chestnut
By Ico Parisi, Fratelli Rizzi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ico Parisi for Fratelli Rizzi, Intimiano, cabinet or vanity, a desk from the same series referenced under cat. no, '1950.56', chestnut, mahogany, brass, mirrored glass, Italy, 1950 ...
Brass
$6,750
Ico Parisi Console
By Ico Parisi
Located in Red Lion, PA
Rare, Studio Built Console Table by Ico & Luisa Parisi Sculptural form of Italian walnut with 2 drawers. Herringbone inlay detail to top and more inlay details throughout. A super r...
Mahogany, Walnut
Ico Parisi Olimpino Sculptural Glass Metal Dining Table for Cassina, new
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Price is dependent on the chosen materials and size. Also available in 270 x 105 x 74cm. Available materials: TOP FINISH: VETRO TORTORA VETRO FLOAT VETRO FUMÈ ANTRACITE VETRO PE...
Metal
$408Sale Price|50% Off
Ico Parisi for De Baggis Mod. 221 Wood and Glass Coffee Table, Italy 1956
By Ico Parisi, Angelo De Baggis
Located in Palermo, IT
Elegant low table and magazine rack in dark wood, two inclined glass shelves, brass finishes and retractable tray with wooden frame and transparent glass top, "model 221" by Ico Pari...
Brass
Ico Parisi Attributed End Tables for Singer & Sons, 1950s
By M. Singer & Sons, Ico Parisi
Located in Coronado, CA
A wonderful and highly sculpted pair of end tables attributed to Ico Parisi for Singer & Sons, made sometime in the 1950s. The tables are constructed of European walnut, and show...
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by Ico Parisi for Cassina, Italy, 1960s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern coffee table by Ico Parisi for Cassina, Italy, 1960s.
Glass, 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
$1,225Sale Price|30% 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
Mid-Century Modern Writing Table by Ico Parisi, Rosewood, Italy
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian writing, office table with a large top, made of hand crafted polished Rosewood, designed by Ico Parisi and produced by MIM Roma, in good conditio...
Metal, Aluminum
Large Mod. 751 Coffee Table by Ico Parisi for Cassina, 1960s
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare coffee table in blond walnut designed by Ico Parisi and produced by Cassina (Meda, Italy) in the 1960s. The ground glass table top is housed within a solid walnut structure. The...
Cut Glass, Walnut
$2,289Sale Price|30% Off
Table Coffee Midcentury Italian Design Square MIM by Ico Parisi, 1958 Tivoli
By Ico Parisi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Table coffee midcentury Italian design square MIM by Ico Parisi, 1958.
Wood
Three Italian Midcentury Nesting Tables by Ico Parisi, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Paris, FR
An exquisite set of three vintage nesting side or coffee tables, crafted by the renowned Italian furniture designer Ico Parisi in the 1950s. They are a testament to Parisi's visionar...
Glass, Wood
$4,040Sale Price|49% Off
Ico Parisi Rare Large Wood and Laminate Desk with Mirror, Hotel Lorena, 1959.60
By Ico Parisi, Bernini
Located in Rome, IT
Ico and Luisa Parisi vanity desk from Hotel Lorena, Grosseto manufacured by Ditta Bernini Italy, 1959-60 this desk is very rare because this is the large version of the desk and...
Mirror, Laminate, Mahogany
Rectangular Coffee Table "Urio" Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, Italy, 1960s
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in Rome, IT
This model Urio rectangular table comprises tubular legs in black lacquered metal and cast aluminum, and a wooden top. Ico Parisi designed the piece for M.I.M. (Mobili Italiani Moder...
Metal, Aluminum
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...
Brass
Serving Bar Cart in Wood and Metal by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, Italy, 1960s
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
Located in Rome, IT
Mid-Century serving bar / tea cart in wood and black painted metal with Two Trays by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma (Mobili Italiani Moderni). Made in Italy in the 1960s. Ico Parisi w...
Metal
20th Century, Ico Parisi Wooden Dining Table
By Fratelli Rizzi, Ico Parisi
Located in Turin, Turin
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 ...
Wood
Ico Parisi dining table model 754/2 Cassina Italy 1959
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This is for a rare model 574/2 dining table designed by Ico Parisi and manufactured by Figli di Amedeo Cassina, Italy 1959. This rare dining table was part from a series designed by ...
Velvet, Glass, Rosewood
Circular Table – Design by Ico Parisi, Manufactured by M.I.M Roma, Italy, 1960s
By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM), Ico Parisi
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This exquisite table, designed by renowned Italian designer Ico Parisi and manufactured by M.I.M Roma in the 1960s, is a fine example of mid-century craftsmanship. The table is craft...
Wood
$1,226Sale Price|30% Off
Coffee Bar Table with Tray and Magazine Holder Ico Parisi De Baggis
By Ico Parisi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Wooden coffee table by De Baggis Ico Parisi with exportable tray.
Wood
$3,028Sale 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
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
Ico Parisi ‘Tivoli’ Coffee Table in Teak for MIM Roma, Italy, 1958
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Architectural coffee table by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma called the 'Tivoli Coffee Table". The table is in a very good condition, no disturbing traces...
Metal
Mid-Century Design Wood Cart/Trolley with Removable Trays by Ico Parisi, Italy
By Ico Parisi, Angelo De Baggis
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century Modern wood serving cart/trolley with removable glass trays designed by Ico Parisi for Angelo De Baggis, Italy By: Ico Parisi, Angelo De Baggis Material: wood, bras...
Crystal, Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
Ico Parisi Oval Marble & Walnut Dining Table
By Ico Parisi, Fratelli Rizzi
Located in New York, NY
Known as model 1948.2 the table consists of a tapered border marble top with elegantly curved walnut base. This table was included in the display at La Ruota, Como, the studio of married designers Ico and Luisa Parisi. Calacatta Gold marble table...
Marble
$2,177Sale Price / item|20% Off
Small console/side table 1950s wood and glass Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi, Angelo De Baggis
Located in Milano, IT
Small and compact console or entrance table with a notable shape made by the carved wood legs that hold a wood shelve and a smaller glass shelve above . Designed by Ico Parisi and p...
Brass
Ico Parisi Coffee Table in Glass and Wood for Cassina, Italy, 1962
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Famous coffeetable by Italian architect Ico Parisi, designed in 1962 for Cassina. You see a lot of rectangular ones but this one, a square one, is much more rare. The most eye-catchi...
Glass, Wood
$2,335Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Metal
$13,081Sale 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
Low Side Table with Drawers by Ico Parisi
By Fratelli Rizzi, Ico Parisi
Located in Petershagen, DE
Designed by Ico Parisi and produced by Fratelli Rizzi in Cantù around 1957, this unique square low side table is one of a kind. It has three flush drawers on one side, two open compa...
Wood, Walnut