Ico Parisi Walnut Credenza Sideboard, Italy, 1950

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Ico Parisi Walnut Credenza Sideboard, Italy, 1950

About the Item

Ico Parisi walnut, Credenza, 1950 Sublime Italian Mid Century Modern Ico Parisi Walnut Credenza Italy circa 1950, the upper section with a clear glass shelf tenoned into stylised tall and elegant end legs, the suspended rectangular body with bronzed foil inset under a clear glass top, over four short drawers, flanked by two end cupboards with reeded fronts with green ceramic knobs adorned with four coloured abstract modernist glass panels, Ico Parisi’s designs conceive an extravagant form of mid century modernism, designing elegant and stylish furniture that always shout for attention, a truly stunning piece that will be the focal point for any design scheme, reserve now About: Ico Parisi (1916 - 1996) 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 characterised by their Italian mid-century Modern aesthetic, constructed using soft woods often cut into boomerang-like shapes, augmented by metal slats and boldly coloured upholstery. His most prolific period was the two decades that preceded 1965, when he married and formed a design team with his wife, Louisa Aiani, in 1948. He studied architecture between 1949–1952 under Alberto Sartoris at the Institute Atheneum in Lausanne, Switzerland, and became a member of the Associazione per il Disegno Industriale in 1956. Summary: Mid Century Italian Ico Parisi Sideboard Credenza Walnut Glass 1950 Investment Practical & Beautiful Condition: The credenza is offered in wonderful original condition, all drawers and doors open and close smoothly, no odours or smells, wonderful patina. Dimensions: Width: 70.47” / 179cm Depth: 17.51” / 44.5cm Height: 42.91” / 109cm.

Creator:
Ico Parisi (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 42.91 in (109 cm)Width: 70.47 in (179 cm)Depth: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Walnut
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1950
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. The credenza is offered in wonderful original condition, all drawers and doors open and close smoothly, no odours or smells, wonderful patina.
Seller Location:
Longdon, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1832323883032

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Ico Parisi

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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