Italian Midcentury Magazine Rack in the Style of Ico Parisi, Wood and Brass

Magazine rack holder in bamboo & rattan made in Italy in the 1960s.

Midcentury beautiful magazine rack in bamboo and rattan. Made in Italy in the 1960s.

Magazine rack stand in a brass and glass structure which can also be used as a table as it features a glass shelf. Made in Italy in the 1950s.

A chic magazine holder comprising a curved smoked glass shelf held within a brass frame with an integral handle. By Fontana Arte, Italy, circa 1960.

1950s magazine rack made of wood and brass with double decoration on the sides. Design attributed to Ico Parisi.

Amazing midcentury wood and brass folding magazine rack. This item was produced in Italy during 1950s in the style of Ico Parisi. This folding magazine rack is marvellous as it has two watercolour landscapes engravings on each side affixed behind the glass, plus beech and brass details. Iconic design and unique features, this piece is going to be a central point in a midcentury-style living room or entrance hall. Ico Parisi was an Italian architect and designer. Born Domenico Parisi in 1916 in Palermo, Italy, he was involved in building construction and architecture in Como during his early adulthood. By the 1940s, Parisi took up filmmaking and began designing furniture in 1945, for which he would become most renowned. His designs are characterized by their Italian Mid-Century Modern aesthetic, constructed using soft woods often cut into boomerang-like shapes, augmented by metal slats and boldly colored upholstery. His most prolific period was the two decades that preceded 1965, when he married and formed a design team with his wife, Luisa Aiani, in 1948. He studied architecture between 1949-1952 under Alberto...

Open, four-footed stand, center vertically divided into two parts, foldable Beech/brass construction made in Italy in the 1950s Original condition.

Italian Art Deco magazine rack featuring two engravings by Thomas Sutherland of the Ascot Heath. Painted by Henry Alken. Representing and Ascot race of 1811. Engravings date to circa...