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 for Cassina '751' Coffee Table in Dark Wood and Glass
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
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
Pair of Ico Parisi MidCentury Modern Italian Armchairs for Ariberto Colombo, 50s
By Ico Parisi, Ariberto Colombo
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A pair of iconic armchairs designed by Ico Parisi for Ariberto Colombo Cantù, 1950. The armchair has been completely restored and upholstered in cream-colored bouclé-effect fabric, ...
Bouclé, Beech
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
Ico Parisi Palpebra Aluminium Table Lamp by Cassina
By Ico Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ico Parisi Palpebra Matt Black Table Lamp by Cassina The creative flair of Ico Parisi in a playful invention of mimicry. This artistic lamp is engineered to open and close, mimicki...
Aluminum
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 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
Ico Parisi "Temide" Umbrella Stand for Stildomus, Italy 1960
By Stildomus, Ico Parisi, (After) Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous “Temide” umbrella stand in a marvelous curly rosewood, model 1703 designed by Ico Parisi and produced by Stildomus in Italy in 1959. Fully original and in fabulous conditio...
Steel, Stainless Steel
Set of 4 Italian Dining Chairs by Ico & Luisa Parisi for Ariberto Colombo, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Paris, FR
20th-century collectible dining chairs designed by the iconic duo Ico and Luisa Parisi for Ariberto Colombo, mid-1950s. A classic, sculptural silhouette defined by a gently curved ba...
Upholstery, Beech
Ico Parisi for Singer & Sons Coffee Table Italian Mid Century Modern 61x27x16
By Ico Parisi, M. Singer & Sons
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Italian Walnut and Brass Coffee Table, designed by Ico Parisi for Singer & Sons, Italy, circa 1960s. Clean lined design with storage shelf and drawer underneath. Singer & Son...
Brass
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
Fratelli Reguitti Valet Chair Style of Ico Parisi, 1950-1960
By Ico Parisi, Fratelli Reguitti
Located in Rochester, NY
Fratelli Reguitti valet chair in original cerused pale oak w/ brass fittings. Two brass rods w/ ball ends at top extend out to hold ties, belts. The synthetic woven rope seat lifts u...
Brass
Pair of Ico Parisi MidCentury Modern Italian Armchairs for Ariberto Colombo, 50s
By Ico Parisi, Ariberto Colombo
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of iconic armchairs designed by Ico Parisi for Ariberto Colombo Cantù. Very elegant and comfortable, with upholstery redone in recent years but new upholstery is recommended.
Fabric, Beech
Rare Ico Parisi Italian Modern Lounge Chairs for MIM - A Set of 3
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
These rare lounge chairs were designed by Ico Parisi in the Mid-20th Century and produced by MIM (Mobili Italiani Moderni). The chairs are mahogany and bent plywood, with an elegant ...
Mahogany, Plywood
$3,522Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Six Mahogany Chairs Mod.110 by Ico Parisi for Cassina - Italy - 1960s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful set of six chairs in elegant mahogany and comfortable hazelnut-colored velvet born from the pencil of Ico Parisi and made since the 1960s, by the prestigious Cassina compan...
Velvet, Wood
Ico Parisi for F.lli Reguitti Servomuto in Wood, Italy 1950s
By Ico Parisi, Fratelli Reguitti
Located in Naples, IT
Servomuto in light wood designed by Ico Parisi in the 1950s for the firm F.lli Reguitti, made of wood and in good condition, with jacket rack, shoe rack, tie or scarf hanger. Imprin...
Wood
Ico Parisi per MIM Roma Coppia di Sedie da Pranzo, Italia 1960s
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
Located in Naples, IT
Coppia di sedie di Ico Parisi per MIM, Italia, anni '60. Chairs with a wooden frame and upholstery in original rope-colored fabric, designed by Ico Parisi for the MIM company in Rome...
Fabric, Wood
Italian Curved Teak Backlit Bevel Mirror by Ico Parisi for ISA, 1968
By ISA Bergamo, Ico Parisi
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular and incredibly rare backlit beveled mirror in curved teak, designed by Ico Parisi and produced by ISA Bergamo in Italy in 1968. Fully original and in amazing condition, ...
Crystal
$8,344 / set
Ico Parisi nightstands, fo MIM Rome, Italy c1950
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in London, GB
Pair of bedside tables designed by Ico Parisi and edited by MIM. Walnut wood, brass and painted brass Integrated lights “mod. 222" designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, ...
Brass
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN COFFEE TABLE Mod.751 by ICO PARISI for CASSINA Italy 1950
By Ico Parisi, Franco Albini
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
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
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 PA' 1947 Wooden Console Table for Cassina, new
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
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 Ebonized walnut wood serving card 1950s
By Angelo De Baggis, Ico Parisi
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
Mario Tsai, Aluminium Champagne Painted Tsai Table Lamp by Cassina
By Ico Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mario Tsai, Aluminium Champagne Painted Tsai Table Lamp by Cassina UNIT OF LIGHT A collection of modular metal lamps in which the base unit alludes to the shape of a brick. A simpl...
Aluminum
Mod. 65 Italian Serving Bar Cart by Ico & Luisa Parisi for De Baggis, 1950s
By Ico Parisi, A. De Gaggis
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
Italian Modern Bench Designed By Ico Parisi
By Osvaldo Borsani, Ico Parisi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Bench Designed By Ico Parisi. Offered is a long bench designed by famed Italian furniture designer Ico Parisi in the 1950's. This large bench has a sleek design, trimm...
Bronze
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
Ico Parisi velvet and brass armchairs by Isa Bergamo, Italy, 1950s
By ISA Bergamo, Ico Parisi
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Pair of fabric armchairs with brass legs by Ico Parisi and manufactured by Isa Bergamo. This pair of Italian armchairs exemplifies the finest stylistic research of the 1950s. The de...
Brass
Ico Parisi Mid-Century Modern Italian Armchairs for Ariberto Colombo, 50s, Pair
By Ico Parisi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Two iconic armchairs designed by Ico Parisi. Elegant and comfortable, with original upholstery, but as you can see in the photo, it is worn and the seat padding needs replacing. Beec...
Velvet, Beech
Ico Parisi Coffee Table in Glass and Wood for Cassina, Italy, 1962
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
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
Italian modern office chairs by Ico Parisi for MiM, 1970s
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern office chairs by Ico Parisi for MiM, 1970s Pair of office chairs or armchairs with padded seat and backrest, upholstered in brown leather with a wooden frame. The four...
Metal
Ico Parisi, Dresser, Wood, Brass, Italy, 1960s
By Ico Parisi
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained wood and brass dresser designed by Ico Parisi and produced by Colombo e Clerici, Italy, 1960s. Red staining on tabletop surface. Wear consistent with age and use. Ov...
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Square 751 Coffee Table by Ico Parisi per Cassina
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
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
Mid-Century modern valet clothes by Ico Parisi
By Fratelli Reguitti, Ico Parisi
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century modern valet clothes stand designed by Ico Parisi during the 1950s. Manufacturerd in Italy by Fratelli Reguitti, the stand is made of beech wood.
Brass
Set of 4 Mid Century Modern Dining Chairs "Bowtie" by Ico Parisi, Italy 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a very rare and extremely elegant set of dining chairs by the icon of Italian design - Ico Parisi. Chairs feature very elegant lines and light stained w...
Fabric, Beech
Ico Parisi Iride Floor Aluminium Lamp Lower Version by Cassina
By Ico Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ico Parisi Iride Floor Aluminium Lamp by Cassina Ico Parisi’s fascination with the integration of design, art and architecture led to the creation of a floor lamp in the 1970s re-ed...
Aluminum
Mid-Century Ico Parisi for De Beggis Coffee Table Italian Design Circa 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Torquay, GB
Mid-century Italian design coffee table by Eco Parisi for De Beggis, circa 1950s. Made of lacquered wood with an inset thick clear glass top, all supported by 4 tapered cone legs wit...
Brass
Ico Parisi Armchairs, Italy 1950's
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Rosewood and black stained walnut chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM, they retain their original leather and labels.
Leather, Rosewood, 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
Food bar cart designed by Ico Parisi for MB Italia, 1970s
By Ico Parisi, MB Italy
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
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...
Brass, Steel, Nickel
Rectangular Coffee Table "Urio" Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, Italy, 1960s
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
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 Palpebra Red Table Lamp by Cassina
By Ico Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ico Parisi Palpebra Matt Black Table Lamp by Cassina The creative flair of Ico Parisi in a playful invention of mimicry. This artistic lamp is engineered to open and close, mimicki...
Aluminum
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
$3,079Sale Price|20% Off
Ico Parisi for Stildomus Midcentury Italian Wood Wall Mirror 1960s
By Stildomus, Ico Parisi
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian mirror designed by Ico Parisi and produced by Stildomus with star-shaped dark solid wood frame, Italy 1960s
Mirror, Wood
$2,679Sale Price|20% Off
Coffee Table "Urio" by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
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
Ico Parisi Lounge Chair Model 856, Leather & Aluminum, Italy, 1957
By Figli di Amadeo Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Hellouw, NL
A clean and thoughtful design by Ico Parisi, this lounge chair shows how Italian furniture moved towards lighter and more open forms in the late 1950s. Produced by Cassina, it balanc...
Aluminum
$7,656Sale Price|20% Off
Ico Parisi Cabinet and Dry Bar Manufactured by De Baggis, Italy 1950s
By Angelo De Baggis, Ico Parisi
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Ico Parisi Grissinato Wood Cabinet and Dry Bar. Manufactured by De Baggis, Original Label Italy 1950s
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Writing Table by Ico Parisi, Rosewood, Italy
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
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
Italian Modern Dining Table By Ico Parisi
By Ariberto Colombo, Ico Parisi, Osvaldo Borsani, 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
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
Italian modern office chair by Ico Parisi for MiM, 1970s
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern office chair by Ico Parisi for MiM, 1970s Office chair or armchair with padded seat and backrest, upholstered in brown leather with a wooden frame. The four-spoke meta...
Metal
$14,355Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Italian Red Sofa by Ico Parisi for Cassina Mod. 875, Published
By Ico Parisi, Cassina
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...
Steel
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
$7,036 / item
Ico Parisi trolley model 1101 Stildomus Italy 1959
By Ico Parisi, Stildomus
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...
Metal
Mid Century Side Table by Ico Parisi, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Multi-functional side table by renowned Italian designer Ico Parisi. The sleek side table has a magazine holder as well as having two solid glass shelves...
Brass
Dressing table 'Positano 1306' by Ico & Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in MADRID, ES
Mid Century dressing table model 'Positano 1306' by Ico & Luisa Parisi in rosewood and metal legs. Italy, 1950s. Length: 85cm Height: 77cm Depth: 45cm Mirror diameter: 38cm
Iron
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
Fratelli Reguitti Coat Stand Ico Parisi 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Little men Clothes rack in Beech Wood Patina original 1950.
Beech
Ico Parisi Two Armchairs for Cassina Modl 814 in Cognac Leather
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, MI
Amazing one set of two Ico Parisi armcharis for Cassina, in leather upholstery
Leather, Tulipwood