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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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 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
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
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
$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 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
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
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
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
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
Ico Parisi Consolle Wall Wood 1950 Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
Ico Parisi Consolle.
Wood
$4,020Sale Price|49% Off
Ico Parisi Rare Large Wood and Laminate Desk with Mirror, Hotel Lorena, 1959.60
By Bernini, Ico Parisi
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
ICO PARISI Console in legno ottone e marmo - ITALIA 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
ICO PARISICONSOLE ANNI 50 - elegante console originale anni 50 , per la linea e la raffinatezza del suo disegno e materiali possiamo attribuirla al architetto ICO PARISI. Questa bel...
Marble, Brass
$2,167Sale Price / item|20% Off
Small console/side table 1950s wood and glass Ico Parisi
By Angelo De Baggis, Ico Parisi
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, 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).
Wood
$1,900
H 30 in W 40 in D 13 in
Mid-Century Italian Modern White Marble & Brass Floating Console Table or Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stunning and simple modern console table from Italy circa 1960's. Beautiful pure white marble with curvy brass legs.
Marble, Brass
$2,906
H 31.5 in W 35.44 in D 15.75 in
Mid-Century Italian Console Table, Wood & Brass, Ico Parisi Style
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Ico Parisi
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare organic mid-century Italian console in wood, brass and glass. It is a rare and refined example, comparable in style and expressive power to the work of two of the most important...
Brass
$1,394Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.3 in W 41.34 in D 13 in
Beech and Durmast Wall-Mounted Console Table in the Style of Ico Parisi, Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. This beech and durmast wall-mounted console table features a brass handle. It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it's been recently relacqu...
Brass
ICO PARISI Console in legno di faggio e marmo - ITALIA 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
ICO PARISICONSOLE ANNI 50 - elegante console originale anni 50 , per la linea e la raffinatezza del suo disegno e materiali possiamo attribuirla al architetto ICO PARISI. Questa bel...
Marble, Brass
Italian Console Table In The Style of Ico Parisi, Milan
By Osvaldo Borsani, Vittorio Dassi, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Ico Parisi
Located in Houston, TX
Italian console table in the style of Ico Parisi, Milan, with three legs terminating in bronze sabots, circa 1950. This outstanding Italian Mid-Cen...
Bronze
$6,500
H 67 in W 45 in D 12 in
1940's Art-Deco Style Italian Hallway Console And Mirror Ico Parisi Style
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Amazing 1940's Art-Deco style Italian hallway console with attached mirror in the style of Ico Parisi, fully restored with minor wear and patina due to age and use, the mirror is in ...
Mirror, Walnut
$3,138
H 13.78 in W 51.97 in D 22.84 in
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
$2,789
H 13.78 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
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
Pair of consoles Ico Parisi circa 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare pair of elegant consoles in wood with marble top by Ico Parisi Italy circa 1950 Beautifull vintage condition
Marble
$4,020Sale Price|49% Off
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 19.69 in
Ico Parisi Rare Large Wood and Laminate Desk with Mirror, Hotel Lorena, 1959.60
By Bernini, Ico Parisi
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
$3,371
H 33.08 in W 31.5 in D 11.82 in
Console Table by or in the style of Ico Parisi in Ebony and Glass - Italy, 1950s
By Ico Parisi, Ico & Luisa Parisi, Luisa Parisi
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Console Table by or in the style of Ico Parisi in Green glass, Brass and Ebonized wood – 1950s, Italy. The wood is a very dark brown cherry black colour. The table is attached to t...
Brass
$11,622
H 35.44 in W 80.71 in D 17.72 in
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
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H 33.08 in W 34.65 in D 12.6 in
Rare Italian Mid-Century Modern Console / Writing Table off Ico Parisi.
By Ico Parisi
Located in Oirlo, LI
Discover a true gem of Italian design with this rare mid-century modern console by the legendary Ico Parisi, crafted in Italy around 1960. This piece stands out for its exceptional, ...
Metal
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H 31.75 in W 44.5 in D 12.5 in
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
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H 27.56 in W 17.72 in D 10.63 in
Iconic Ico Parisi Console in Walnut, Brass and Glass, Italy, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Santa Margherita Ligure, IT
Elegant console designed by Ico Parisi and produced in Italy in the 1950s. The solid dark wood frame (likely walnut), combined with glass shelves and refined brass details, gives thi...
Brass
Console with ramage by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
This extraordinary wall-mounted console, designed by the renowned Italian designer Ico Parisi in the 1950s, is a sublime example of the elegance and innovation that defined Italian d...
Wood
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H 24.41 in W 17.33 in D 11.03 in
mod. "360" by I. Parisi for A. De Baggis Wooden Console Magazine Rack 1954 Italy
By Ico Parisi, Angelo De Baggis
Located in Palermo, IT
Valuable small console mod. "360" by Ico Parisi for Angelo De Baggis, Italy 1954. The piece of furniture, used as a small console, magazine rack or telephone stand, is made of shaped...
Brass
Ico Parisi Wall-mounted console table from Italy.
By Ico Parisi
Located in San Diego, CA
Ico Parisi Wall-mounting console table from Italy. This is a sculptural masterpiece. The rare Ico Parisi wall-mounted console epitomizes the pinnacle of mid-century modern design. Cr...
Rosewood, Walnut
20th Century Wall Consolle Table by Ico Parisi
By 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...
Wood
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H 29.53 in W 70.87 in D 19.69 in
Ico Parisi for Singer & Sons, Walnut and Brass Console Table, 1950s
By Ico Parisi, M. Singer & Sons
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Ico Parisi for Singer & Sons, Console Table in solid walnut with brass fittings, 180cm long, 50cm deep, 75cm high This stunning table features insets to the top for the Y shaped spi...
Brass
Rare Wall Console by Ico Parisi
By Ariberto Colombo, Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Brazilian rosewood, rosewood, textured glass. This console has 4 drawers and an upper glass shelf. Executed by Ariberto Colombo – Cantú, Italy.
Glass, Rosewood
1950's Ico Parisi Walnut Console
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 1950's mid-century modern walnut console designed by Ico Parisi, fully restored with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Walnut
Ico Pairsi Wall Console in Wood
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
The proposed wall console table, designed by Ico and Luisa Parisi in the 1950s and executed by Spartaco Brugnoli in Italy, is a beautiful piece of furniture made from solid walnut. I...
Wood
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H 16.74 in W 59.26 in D 13.78 in
20th Century Ico Parisi Brugnoli Mobili Hanging Console in Wood, 1960s
By Brugnoli Mobili Cantú, Ico Parisi
Located in Turin, Turin
Hanging console designed in 1960s by Ico Parisi for Brugnoli Mobili Cantù. The console is totally in wood and has 3 drawers. Therefore it can be multifunctional: you can put books, o...
Wood