Well-known for adorning his handmade pieces with colorful inlays, designer Ivan Paradisi creates coffee tables, buffets, console tables and other furnishings that, with their unusual forms and clever mixing of materials, stand out in any space.
Born in Tuscany, Italy, in 1971, Paradisi initially tried to make his way as a musician and singer. He developed an enthusiasm for furniture design when he found work restoring valuable pieces of art. This endeavor led him to pursue furniture design.
Paradisi revels in the minor imperfections that can only exist in handmade works. He prefers to use rare materials in his designs, and any given structure might begin with rich hardwoods such as rosewood and ebony. From there, Paradisi fearlessly incorporates unexpected materials like plastic and steel into the dressers, mirrors and decorative objects he crafts in his studio.
Infusing his love of music into his creations, Paradisi draws inspiration from improvisational musical genres such as jazz and fusion in his workshop, building sculptural maple desks embellished with steel inlays or statement case pieces such as an olive wood storage cabinet with interiors that are lined in leather.
Paradisi continues to create bespoke designs today and has an atelier in Turin. He has exhibited at the Venice Biennale and the Italian Pavillon in Turin.
On 1stDibs, browse a selection of Ivan Paradisi tables, seating and storage pieces.
Italian Ebony & Maple Writing Desk, 21st Century — Inside Story by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Italian writing desk in ebony, grey maple and leather, 21st century, made in Turin. Measures 149 × 75.5 × 77 cm (W × D × H). Made to order in the Turin workshop, approximately 5 week...
Leather, Ebony, Maple
Italian Maple Round Coffee Table, 21st Century — Take Five by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Italian round coffee table in colored maple and brass with a bold geometric maple inlay and a recessed circular brass centre, 21st century, made in Turin. Measures 70 cm diameter × 3...
Brass
Italian Maple & Walnut Coffee Table, 21st Century — Jael Green by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Italian coffee table in green and brown maple, walnut and steel with layered marquetry inlay and a slim minimalist steel base, 21st century, made in Turin. Measures 93 × 49 × 32 cm (...
Steel
Italian Maple Writing Desk, 21st Century — Synchronicity by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Italian writing desk in maple, walnut and leather with fine walnut inlay and sculptural C-shaped legs, 21st century, made in Turin. Measures 180 × 73.5 × 77.5 cm (W × D × H). Made to...
Leather, Maple, Walnut
Italian Maple & Brass Coffee Table, 21st Century — Jael by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Italian coffee table in maple and brass with concentric marquetry rings, fine brass inlay and slender tapered legs, 21st century, made in Turin. Measures 93 × 49 × 32 cm (W × D × H)....
Brass
Italian Walnut Writing Desk, 21st Century — Gran Torino Special by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Italian walnut writing desk with maple marquetry and an emerald leather drawer lining, 21st century, made in Turin. Measures 155 × 70 × 80 cm (W × D × H). One of a kind and available...
Leather, Walnut, Maple
Large Italian Walnut Writing Desk, 21st Century — Gran Torino by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Large Italian writing desk in walnut and maple with marquetry inlay, refined joinery and two discreet drawers, 21st century, made in Turin. The largest desk in the Gran Torino series...
Leather, Maple, Walnut
Italian Walnut Writing Desk, 21st Century — Ruby Tuesday by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Italian walnut writing desk with fine aluminium inlay, 21st century, made in Turin. Two metres wide — measures 200 × 82 × 75 cm (W × D × H). Finished and available now, "Ruby Tuesday...
Aluminum
Italian Walnut & Maple Writing Desk, 21st Century — Gran Torino by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Italian walnut and maple writing desk with hand-applied marquetry inlay and refined joinery, 21st century, made in Turin. Measures 180 × 70 × 80 cm (W × D × H). Made to order in the Turin workshop, approximately 8 weeks from order. The "Gran Torino...
Leather, Maple, Walnut
Italian Walnut Writing Desk, 21st Century — Now And Then by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Italian walnut and maple writing desk with precise marquetry and a delicate resin detail worked into the underside, 21st century, made in Turin. Measures 180 × 71 × 80 cm (W × D × H)...
Maple, Walnut, Resin
Italian Rosewood Gueridon Chess Table, 21st Century by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Italian gueridon chess table in rosewood with a chessboard of maple and black walnut marquetry, colored maple and brass accents, 21st century, made in Turin. Measures 86 × 70 × 75 cm...
Brass
Italian Ebony & Flame Maple Writing Desk, 21st Century — Maxine by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Italian writing desk in ebony and flamed maple, 21st century, made in Turin. Measures 139 × 91 × 77 cm (W × D × H). One of a kind, finished and available now, the "Maxine" is a moder...
Brass
Modern Coffee Table "Spanish Harlem" in Green, Golden & Brass by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
The "Spanish Harlem" is an ultra-modern coffee table by Italian designer Ivan Paradisi, presented here in a combination of green and golden-ish woods with brass inlay. Its palette is...
Brass
Minimalist Italian Console Table "Aida" in Maple by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
The "Aida" is a minimalist modern console table in colored maple, handcrafted by Italian designer Ivan Paradisi. Built from simple, conceptual forms composed into a single minimal de...
Ash, Wenge
Modern Coffee Table "Spanish Harlem" in Beige, Brown & Steel by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
The "Spanish Harlem" is an ultra-modern coffee table by Italian designer Ivan Paradisi, presented here in warm tones of beige and brown wood with hand-polished steel. Built from diff...
Steel
Italian Gray Maple Console Table, 21st Century — Aida by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Italian console table in gray colored maple, 21st century, made in Turin. Measures 155 × 43.5 × 89 cm (W × D × H). Made to order in the Turin workshop, approximately 5 weeks from ord...
Ebony, Maple
Italian Eucalyptus & Maple Bar Cart, 21st Century — Purple Rain by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Italian bar cart in maple and eucalyptus with a two-tone wood contrast and a fluid, sculptural silhouette, 21st century, made in Turin. Measures 71 × 93 × 90 cm (W × D × H). One of a...
Maple
Italian Walnut & Maple Gueridon Side Table, 21st Century — Sway by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Italian gueridon side table in walnut, colored maple and brass with inlaid maple discs and delicate brass detailing, 21st century, made in Turin. Measures 65 cm diameter × 75 cm high...
Brass
Italian Maple & Brass Console Table, 21st Century — Grace by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Italian console table in grey maple and brass with curved brass inlay, a resin detail and an open core, 21st century, made in Turin. Measures 142 × 38.5 × 100 cm (W × D × H). One of ...
Brass
Italian Black Lacquer Gueridon Side Table, 21st Century — Sway by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Italian gueridon side table in black lacquer, wood and brass with a deep, reflective finish, 21st century, made in Turin. Measures 65 cm diameter × 75 cm high. Made to order in the T...
Brass
Modern Coffee Table "Spanish Harlem" in White Maple & Steel by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
The "Spanish Harlem" is an ultra-modern coffee table by Italian designer Ivan Paradisi, presented here in a luminous, very light whitish maple with hand-polished steel. Built from di...
Steel
Italian Maple & Ebony Round Dining Table, 21st Century by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Italian round dining table in maple with fine ebony marquetry, 21st century, made in Turin. Measures 138.5 cm diameter × 74 cm high. One of a kind, finished and available now, the "S...
Ebony, Maple
Modern Coffee Table "Spanish Harlem" in White Maple & Brass by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
The "Spanish Harlem" is an ultra-modern coffee table by Italian designer Ivan Paradisi, presented here in a luminous, very light whitish maple with brass inlay. Built from different ...
Brass
Modern Coffee Table "Spanish Harlem" in White, Yellow & Green by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
The "Spanish Harlem" is an ultra-modern coffee table by Italian designer Ivan Paradisi, presented here in a lively three-color palette of white, yellow, and green maple with hand-pol...
Steel
Modern Coffee Table "Spanish Harlem" in Light Brown & Brass by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
The "Spanish Harlem" is an ultra-modern coffee table by Italian designer Ivan Paradisi, presented here in light brown maple with brass detailing. Built from different grain veneers s...
Brass
Ebony Writing Desk
By Provasi
Located in Milan, IT
Ebony writing desk with brass details and Calacatta marble top.
Wood
$7,558 / item
H 18.12 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Jade Coffee Table h46 by Draga & Aurel Resin and Brass, 21st Century
By Draga & Aurel
Located in Como, IT
Jade coffee table features ethereal transparency and a reflective surface that plays naturally with light. The brightly colored table top rests on a cylindrical brass base, whose dis...
Brass
$7,100 / item
H 11.03 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Jade Coffee Table Low by Draga & Aurel Resin and Brass, 21st Century
By Draga & Aurel
Located in Como, IT
Jade coffee table features ethereal transparency and a reflective surface that plays naturally with light. The brightly colored table top rests on a cylindrical brass base, whose dis...
Brass
$1,382 / item
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 11.82 in
21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever S Side Coffee Table Wood Green Scapin
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever small, Colorama Collection. Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni. Cantilever is small side or coffee table characterized by the visual imbalance creat...
Wood
$1,488 / item
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 11.82 in
21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table Wood
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever L, Colorama Collection. Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni. Cantilever is a side or coffee table characterized by a visual imbalance created because...
Wood
$1,488 / item
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 11.82 in
21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table Wood
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever L, Colorama Collection. Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni. Cantilever is a side or coffee table characterized by a visual imbalance created because...
Wood
$7,272 / item
H 14.97 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Jade Coffee Table High by Draga & Aurel Resin and Brass, 21st Century
By Draga & Aurel
Located in Como, IT
Jade coffee table features ethereal transparency and a reflective surface that plays naturally with light. The brightly colored table top rests on a cylindrical brass base, whose dis...
Brass
$5,200Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 14.57 in Dm 47.25 in
21st Century, Modern, Contemporary, Wood, Marble, Round, Drop Coffee Table
By Buket Hoscan Bazman
Located in Istanbul, TR
Drop coffee table offers a minimal simplicity with its modernist and simple lines against traditional design conception. Space parts of drop coffee table helps to organize the small ...
Marble
$3,727 / item
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 11.82 in
21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever S Coffee Table Alpi Green Marble
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever small, Colorama Collection. Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni. Cantilever is a small side or coffee table characterized by a visual imbalance creat...
Marble
$7,100 / item
H 11.03 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Jade Coffee Table Low by Draga & Aurel Resin and Brass, 21st Century
By Draga & Aurel
Located in Como, IT
Jade coffee table features ethereal transparency and a reflective surface that plays naturally with light. The brightly colored table top rests on a cylindrical brass base, whose dis...
Brass
$7,272 / item
H 11.03 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Jade Coffee Table High by Draga & Aurel Resin and Brass, 21st Century
By Draga & Aurel
Located in Como, IT
Jade coffee table features ethereal transparency and a reflective surface that plays naturally with light. The brightly colored table top rests on a cylindrical brass base, whose dis...
Brass
$7,558 / item
H 18.12 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Jade Coffee Table h46 by Draga & Aurel Resin and Brass, 21st Century
By Draga & Aurel
Located in Como, IT
Jade coffee table features ethereal transparency and a reflective surface that plays naturally with light. The brightly colored table top rests on a cylindrical brass base, whose dis...
Brass
"Gran Torino" 21st Century Desk, Walnut and Maple by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
Designed as a modern elegant and at the same time functional desk, "Gran Torino" is named after the city of Turin, a place rich of culture and history with numerous art galleries and...
Leather, Maple, Walnut
Sold
H 30.52 in W 70.87 in D 28.94 in
"Synchronicity" Custom Desk, Maple and Brown Walnut by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
The standout features of this magnificent desk crafted of maple wood are the two unique, hollow C-shaped legs that support a stately top. The brown walnut profiles add an air of slee...
Maple, Walnut
"Jael Green" Coffee Table by Ivan Paradisi, Italy
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
This exquisite elegant coffee table was introduced at the Milan Design Week 2019. On its relatively small surface it encases an incredible amount of patterns created by the sets of m...
Steel
Sold
H 12.6 in W 36.62 in D 19.3 in
Jael Coffee Table – Handmade Italian Walnut & Brass Inlay by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
The Jael Coffee Table by Ivan Paradisi embodies the harmony of art and craftsmanship. Totally handmade, this sculptural piece combines the organic warmth of natural walnut with the l...
Brass
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H 30.32 in W 58.67 in D 29.73 in
"Inside Story" 21st Century Desk, Ebony and Grey Maple by Ivan Paradisi
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
The "Inside Story" desk was meant as a pure artistic presence in the room, or, as in Ivan Paradisi's concept, as a conceptual explanation of space known only by the people closely in...
Leather, Ebony, Maple
Sold
H 12.6 in Dm 23.63 in
"Spanish Harlem" 21st Century Rosewood Coffee Table by Ivan Paradisi, Italy
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Turin, IT
"SPANISH HARLEM" Spanish Harlem is an ultra modern coffee table crafted from different grain veneer with hand polished brass inserts. The Spanish Harlem offers a unique design allo...
Steel
Synchronicity Desk
By Ivan Paradisi
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted of a single piece of maple wood, the standout feature of this magnificent desk are the two unique, hollow C-shaped legs that support a stately top. The ebony profiles add an ...
Steel